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Slovak premier resigns to end crisis over Russian vaccine

by Karel Janicek
| March 31, 2021 12:03 AM

PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s prime minister said Sunday he will step down to clear the way for a Cabinet reshuffle that will defuse a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

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