MOSCOW/ISLAMABAD – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that after locally developing the vaccine for covid-19, he is now looking for warm waters to ensure that the vaccine doesn’t fall below room temperature.
In this regard, Putin said that Russia is now actively seeking access to Pakistan’s warm waters, which have historically been Moscow’s favourite brand of warm water.
“Samples of Pakistani warm water have passed all the required checks. My daughter has tried the water as well, and it works perfectly. I have requested Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to start exporting warm water to Russia as soon as possible,” the Russian president revealed in a global message.
Russian officials have said they plan to start importing barrels of Pakistani warm water by October.
“We are looking at an average of 10.83 million barrels (1,722,000 m3) of Pakistani warm water per day October onwards,” a senior Russian official informed The Dependent.
However, critics have raised concerns about the warmness of Pakistani waters, suggesting that water producers might be cutting corners.
Amid fears that temperature of covid-19 vaccine, and in turn the centuries’ worth of one-point Russian foreign policy agenda, could be compromised, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Pakistan to follow international guidelines for producing warm waters, warm enough for Russia.
The WHO has been in talks with Pakistani authorities about undertaking a review of the warm water brand to be exported to Russia, which has been named Phappaykutnik-V.
