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Disinfo: The West is preparing an information attack on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine

Summary

The West is preparing an information attack on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine with a faked mass death of people.

Disproof

No evidence is given. The claim is manipulative and is based on an anonymous Kremlin source. In line with the disinformation narratives claiming that the WHO and the ”collective West” would fight against the Russian vaccine for COVID-19, Sputnik V.

See here a similar case, claiming that Western attacks on the Russian coronavirus vaccine are a corporate cold war against humanity, and here a case on how Russian vaccine opponents are trying to eradicate trust in Sputnik V.

Sputnik V is currently used by several countries for vaccination against COVID-19, although it has not yet been approved by the WHO and the European Medicine Agency (EMA). EMA announced on March 4, 2021, that it has started a rolling review of Sputnik V, which is not completed yet.

Currently, the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns are being rolled out in many countries, including all EU Member States, the use mainly Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines, authorized for urgent use in the EU.

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  • Reported in: Issue 236
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12/03/2021
  • Article language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Moldova, Russia, EU
  • Keywords: vaccination, Sputnik V, Information war
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Disproof

This is a recurring narrative by pro-Kremlin media claiming that the anti-Russian sanctions are groundless and illegal.

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Disproof

Disinformation aimed to discredit UK foreign policy and portray it as insidious and anti-EU as well as to question solidarity between the UK and EU member states.

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A recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin media outlets aiming at deflecting attention away from Russia's direct engagement in the conflict in Ukraine.

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