# Matovič secretly arranges Sputnik V vaccine purchase

Date: 2021

On 1 March 2021 the first doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrived at Košice airport under a deal for 2 million doses arranged by Prime Minister [Igor Matovič](/people/igor-matovic) without coalition agreement; he and Health Minister Marek Krajčí met the shipment. The secret purchase triggered a government crisis that ended with Matovič's cabinet resigning on 30 March.

## People

- Igor Matovič: https://factrail.ai/people/igor-matovic

## Sources

- https://www.courthousenews.com/slovak-premier-government-resign-over-russian-vaccine-deal/
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/30/slovak-pm-steps-down-over-sputnik-vaccine-deal-scandal

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/matovic-sputnik-v-purchase-2021-03-01