The United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union have introduced sanctions on the Central Bank of Russia and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) over that country's invasion of Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed on Monday in a tweet.
"Together with...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday and extended Kirill Dmitriev's term as Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Chef Executive Officer (CEO) for another five years.
The new decree will come into force on January 27, 2022.
Dmitriev has served as the fund's head...
Russia's Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head Kirill Dmitriev (pictured) said on Wednesday that next year could represent a gradual exit from the COVID-19 pandemic, depending on vaccination efforts.
"We really hope that vaccination efforts will lead to an improvement in the situation next...
Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev stated on Tuesday that the review of the Gamaleya Research Institute's vaccine against COVID-19 Sputnik V's response to the new, Omicron strain of the virus will last for three weeks.
Dmitriev told CNBC that Sputnik V "has shown incredibly high...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Monday that a Sputnik V vaccine meant to target specifically the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is being developed.
The RDIF issued a statement, forecasting that the adapted shot will be able to neutralize the new strain.
"In an unlikely...
The Gamaleya Research Institute's single-dose vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik Light, has shown the efficacy of 70% against the Delta variant of the virus, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kirill Dmitriev stated on Wednesday.
"The efficacy results of the one-shot...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) claimed on Wednesday that the Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine showed a 93.5% efficacy against the virus.
The data, delivered to the RDIF by Paraguay's Ministry of Health, showed a "robust" immune response in the large majority of more than...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Wednesday that it has offered American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to conduct joint trials in which the Sputnik Light would be given as a booster shot to people who have received two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 jab.
Last week, RDIF noted...
The European Commission has decided to recognize the certificates of vaccination against COVID-19 with the Gamaleya Research Institute's Sputnik V issued in San Marino, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) stated on Tuesday, citing European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders.
In the...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Thursday that it will "soon offer" a Sputnik V booster shot, specifically made to counter the Delta strain of the coronavirus, to other COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers.
"We've always said that vaccine cocktails are the way of the future. We...
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