As vaccination schemes get under way around the world, Europe’s eastern neighbourhood is caught in a geopolitical dilemma about vaccine procurement. The countries of the region face choices about whether, how, and how vigorously to pursue the Western vaccines made by BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca – or accept offers of Sinovac from China or Sputnik V from Russia. All the countries of the region have a back-up in the shape of the World Health Organization programme COVAX – a multilateral initiative to assist less developed countries by providing vaccines for free. But the wait for...…As vaccination schemes get under way around the world, Europe’s eastern neighbourhood is caught in a geopolitical dilemma about vaccine procurement. The countries of the region face choices about whether, how, and how vigorously to pursue the Western vaccines made by BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca – or accept offers of Sinovac from China or Sputnik V from Russia. All the countries of the region have a back-up in the shape of the World Health Organization programme COVAX – a multilateral initiative to assist less developed countries by providing vaccines for free. But the wait for...WW…