Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
In recent years, Russia has tried to reassert its global influence in many ways, from military action in Ukraine to meddling in U.S. elections.
So when Russia developed a coronavirus vaccine, it prioritized exporting it to dozens of other countries — at the expense of its own people.
Today, we look at how Russia has put vaccine diplomacy to work.
Guest: Andrew E. Kramer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/andrew-e-kramer?smid=pc-thedaily), a reporter based in the Moscow bureau of The New York Times.
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Background reading:
The Kremlin has scored propaganda points and bolstered several longstanding foreign policy goals (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/world/europe/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-soft-power.html?searchResultPosition=13?smid=pc-thedaily) by offering its Sputnik V vaccine around the world. But production capacity is limited.
A microstate surrounded by Italy, San Marino feared being left behind in Europe’s inoculation campaign. Now it has jumped ahead, with the Sputnik vaccine (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/world/europe/italy-san-marino-sputnik-vaccine.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
So when Russia developed a coronavirus vaccine, it prioritized exporting it to dozens of other countries — at the expense of its own people.
Today, we look at how Russia has put vaccine diplomacy to work.
Guest: Andrew E. Kramer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/andrew-e-kramer?smid=pc-thedaily), a reporter based in the Moscow bureau of The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
The Kremlin has scored propaganda points and bolstered several longstanding foreign policy goals (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/world/europe/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-soft-power.html?searchResultPosition=13?smid=pc-thedaily) by offering its Sputnik V vaccine around the world. But production capacity is limited.
A microstate surrounded by Italy, San Marino feared being left behind in Europe’s inoculation campaign. Now it has jumped ahead, with the Sputnik vaccine (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/world/europe/italy-san-marino-sputnik-vaccine.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)