Putin has announced that Russia is on the verge of developing vaccines for cancer.

President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that Russian scientists were on the brink of developing vaccines for cancer, which could soon be accessible to patients. Speaking during a televised address, Putin stated that “we have made significant progress in the development of cancer vaccines and immunomodulatory drugs of a new generation.” He expressed hope that these advancements would soon be utilized as effective methods of individual therapy. However, Putin did not elaborate on which types of cancer the proposed vaccines would address or their specific mechanisms.