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Russia Accused of Stealing the AstraZeneca Formula
Back to the old Cold War tactics of espionage
The news outlets have exploded lately with what some may call just rumors of Russian spies who have stolen the AstraZeneca vaccine blueprint in order to develop the Russian vaccine for Covid-19 known as Sputnik V. The security services from the United Kingdom say that they hold solid evidence of an agent presumed to be a Russian spy stealing the formula when it was still in its early stages of the trials.
The UK is certain of this
It is not sure if the UK is just upset with all of the problems caused by Brexit, but they definitely seem to have a grudge against Russia who lately has improved its relations with the European Union since the United Kingdom had left. Damian Hinds who is the Home Office minister refused to give a solid confirmation on the theft but he has commented that the situation is a lot more complicated.
This is not the first time during this pandemic that Russia had been accused of targeting valuable information about the Covid-19 vaccine. In 2020 the UK once against stated that it was very sure that Russian hackers had carried out cybernetic attacks on vaccine makers as well as research groups not only in Britain but also in the United States and Canada.
