Kirill Dmitriev

CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) that made "Sputnik V", Kirill Dmitriev, stated that he believes that representatives of the WHO will visit Russia soon, in October. "We have no doubt that the WHO will approve the vaccine," Dmitriev said at the Bloomberg Invest Global conference.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Tuesday announced that the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was confirmed at 97.8 per cent among over 81,000 people.

Russia may open for vaccine tourism starting July, Chief Executive Officer of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.

"Russia may open for vaccine tourism starting July," he said.

The authorization process for Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in each of the 66 countries was a "true battle", CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said in an interview with RBK.

Russian Fund for Direct Investment and Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak announced earlier today that an agreement was made on the production of the Sputnik V vaccine in Serbia.

Russia is pushing ahead with plans to make its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe, securing a deal to produce the Sputnik V shot in Italy and discussing production in Germany and France.

Adienne Pharma & Biotech SA signed an agreement to manufacture the vaccine at its production site in the Milan region, founder and President Antonio Francesco Di Naro told Bloomberg in an interview

Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Jan. 23 it had signed an agreement with Turkey on the production of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported.

RDIF added that it had begun transferring the production technology to Turkey.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) announced the creation and launch of the Russia-Turkey Investment Fund during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Moscow on April 8.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Turkish Wealth Fund (TWF) have signed a memorandum establishing the Russia-Turkey Investment Fund, in a bid to further increase bilateral economic ties and boost the investment flow. 

Popular throughout much of the region, Turkish soap operas have attracted a new suitor in the form of a young Russian businessman who hopes the television series can improve people-to-people relations and become a promising area for future partnership between the two countries.