Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev, who is also the Russian special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, believes that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is hiding the truth about the EU’s purchase of coronavirus vaccines.ย
In late June, Financial Times reported that a number of members of the European Parliament were initiating a vote of no confidence in the head of the European Commission due to the scandal surrounding the purchase of coronavirus vaccines during the pandemic.
On Monday, a debate on a vote of no confidence in the head of the European Commission was held at the plenary session of the EP in Strasbourg. The vote on this issue will take place on Thursday.
In 2021, the New York Times reported that von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla discussed the largest vaccine purchase contract in the history of the European Union in a text message exchange.
Von der Leyen was already suspected of directly influencing the negotiation process; the scandal in the media was called “Pfizergate.” The total value of the deal could have reached 35 billion euros, and the 1.8 billion doses purchased significantly exceeded the needs of EU residents.
Von der Leyen was called for the contents of the correspondence to be published, but the European Commission refused to make it public in June 2022.
Pfizergate is Real.
— Kirill A. Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) July 7, 2025
โฐHidden Pfizer texts? Real.โฐโฌ4 billion in destroyed unnecessary vaccines? Real.โฐThe coverup? Also real.
Just facts. @vonderleyen hides the truth.
Politico confirms ๐https://t.co/KQub214P0i https://t.co/bU4SMr7gEj
