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.
So when Russia developed a coronavirus vaccine, it prioritized exporting it to dozens of other countries — at the expense of its own people.
Today, we look at how Russia has put vaccine diplomacy to work.
Guest: Andrew E. Kramer, a reporter based in the Moscow bureau of The New York Times.
