The French newspaper Monde diplomatique wrote that thanks to the creation of the Sputnik V vaccine, Russia has demonstrated the ability to independently develop a drug that can suppress the coronavirus pandemic.
The author of the article, Federico Cuzco, noted that the creation of this drug was met with doubt in the West due to its ignorance of the Russian scientific tradition.
"Driven by linguistic, cultural and political differences, this ignorance makes people view Russian initiatives with suspicion ," Cuzco said.
He also stressed that the creation of a vaccine against coronavirus is a great result of a whole historical chain of scientific developments in Russia. However, in his opinion, Western "experts" have denied Russian achievements for years and are now surprised by the announcement of the creation of a drug.
The author also expressed the opinion that Russia is not chasing money, unlike Western countries, where pharmaceutical laboratories impose their medicines at astronomical prices.
