[Hungarian Foreign Minister: Thanks to the Russian vaccine, Hungary became the first European country to open during the pandemic]
On December 7, 2025, in Budapest time, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto, wrote on the social media platform "Facebook":
Hungarians were vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik vaccine. At that time, Western vaccines had not arrived, because von der Leyen had ordered vaccines by SMS, but they were never delivered. Let's remember, everyone was in a panic, worried about having no vaccines, worried that the healthcare system would collapse, people would die, we didn't know what kind of vaccine it was, but the vaccine was not from the West. After Hungary reached an agreement with Russia to purchase Sputnik, Hungarians were vaccinated at the fastest rate in Europe, and then Hungary became the first European country to open up and provide people with a sense of security. I am proud to have participated in signing this agreement.
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