Why Russia Is Exporting So Much Vaccine

Published: April 26, 2021, 9:50 a.m.

In recent years, Russia has tried to reassert its global influence in many ways, from military action in Ukraine to meddling in U.S. elections.\n\nSo when Russia developed a coronavirus vaccine, it prioritized exporting it to dozens of other countries \u2014 at the expense of its own people.\n\nToday, we look at how Russia has put vaccine diplomacy to work. \n\nGuest: Andrew E. Kramer, a reporter based in the Moscow bureau of The New York Times.