Russia ready to provide other countries with Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, says Putin

A laboratory assistant holds a tube with Russia's "Sputnik-V" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition in Budapest, Hungary, November 19, 2020. Matyas Borsos/Hungarian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Russia's President Vladimir Putin told G20 leaders on Saturday that Russia was ready to provide its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to other countries who need it.

Russia is also preparing its second and third vaccine, Putin said, adding that creation of vaccine portfolio was "our common goal".

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia October 14, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

(Reporting by Polina Devitt; editing by Andrew Heavens)