Seemingly lost for an explanation of why vaccine uptake is so low in Russia when coronavirus infections are soaring and vaccines are readily available, the Kremlin resorted on June 18 to complaining of “nihilism”.
France 24: Russians resist pressure to get vaccinated even as COVID-19 cases surge
Russian police and National Guard (Rosgvardia) servicemen wearing face masks walk along Red Square in front of St. Basil's cathedral in central Moscow on June 18, 2021, amid the crisis linked with the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.
