The ambassador responded to Russia's accusations of trying to "defame" Western vaccines

Russia's accusations of trying to undermine vaccination campaigns in other countries are unsubstantiated and are explained by "Russophobia rooted in American society," said Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the United States , quoted on the embassy's FACEBOOK page.

“I would like to believe that reporters from the United States will still understand that the main task of journalism is to present verified information to the audience, and not to replicate gossip and speculation,” he said.

In response to a request to comment on “publications appearing in some American media about Russia’s alleged attempts to ‘convince’ Americans not to get vaccinated against the CORONAVIRUS,” Antonov said that “such insinuations have nothing to do with reality.” RUSSIA has always been in favor of establishing cooperation with other countries in the fight against coronavirus, he noted.

According to the ambassador, during a pandemic, it is important to make joint efforts to expand the vaccination of the population and “it is necessary to jointly solve the problem of the availability and fair distribution of means of protection and prevention against a new coronavirus infection.” Russia is ready to cooperate with all partners, including the United States, the diplomat assured.

In July, the United States accused Russia and CHINA of trying to "defame" Western coronavirus vaccines on social media and thereby promote their own. “This is not just vaccine competition: the risk and impact is that this kind of misinformation boils down to exaggerating the side effects of Western vaccines,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.