RT News - March 02 2021 (17:00 MSK)

Slovakia becomes the 39th nation to receive's Russia's Sputnik vaccine, and the second EU country to register it- that's as the block itself, is struggling with jab shortages. The European Union slaps sanctions on four top Russian officials, over the arrest and prosecution of Kremlin critic, Alexey Navalny. Moscow insists the opposition figurehead skipped bail, and the trial was fair and has vowed to reciprocate Brussel's move. As New Zealand encourages people to "call out" covid rule breakers we ask if snitching is becoming a symptom of the pandemic.