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US Secretary of State Blinken Accuses Russia of Disinformation and Eroding Trust on Vaccines

© AP Photo / Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsSecretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on foreign policy at the State Department, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Washington.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on foreign policy at the State Department, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Washington. - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.03.2021
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Earlier in the day, Blinken said he and his NATO colleagues discussed Russia at length, as the foreign ministers of the alliance gathered for a two-day face-to-face meeting in Brussels.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russia of spreading disinformation about vaccines and eroding trust in anti-COVID drugs.

Delivering remarks after consultations with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Blinken outlined threats facing the bloc, including non-military ones.

“These include the use of disinformation campaigns and weaponised corruption to fuel distrust on our democracies, and cyber attacks that target our critical infrastructure and steal intellectual property - from China’s blatant economic coercion of Australia to Russia’s use of disinformation to erode confidence in elections and in safe effective vaccines”, Blinken stated.

The top diplomat and NATO officials earlier in the day discussed Russia, agreeing that the alliance would engage with Moscow to advance their interests, including on arms control agreements, but would "hold Russia to account for its reckless and adversarial actions".

The foreign ministers of NATO member states convened on Tuesday for a two-day in-person meeting in Brussels - their first in-person meeting since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

A medical worker demonstrates ampoules containing the Russian Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine at the El Menza Sports Palace in Tunisia, which has been converted into a hospital.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.03.2021
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Top US Infectious Disease Official Says Russia's Sputnik Vaccine 'Quite Effective'

Earlier in March, the US State Department accused Russia of operating on four online platforms they believe are used by Russian intelligence to spread disinformation about western coronavirus vaccines.

The Kremlin refuted the "nonsensical" conclusions, saying the Russian special services have nothing to do with any criticism against vaccines, while recalling negative coverage given by western media about Sputnik V, the world’s first coronavirus vaccine developed by Russia.

On Monday, top US health official and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci commended Sputnik V, calling it "quite effective".

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