On February 24, 2022, Vietnam voiced “extreme concern about the armed conflict situation in Ukraine” and “called on all parties to exercise restraint” and “not use force, protect the people, continue dialogue in search of a peaceful solution.” Like many…
Putin’s Russia has launched an all-out assault on a series of Ukrainian cities, not just two partially “separatist” provinces. In it, the landings in Odessa, the city opposite Turkey’s Istanbul on the Black Sea coast, reflect Putin’s 19th-century geopolitical ambitions…
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 21 that Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People’s Republic”. Immediately after signing the decree, Putin also directed the Russian Ministry…
The defense ministries of Vietnam and Russia have just signed a military-technical cooperation agreement, which is said to “create a legal basis for further promoting defense cooperation” between the two countries. During a bilateral meeting in Moscow on December 1,…
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said so during his talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 30. According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), in addition to saying that Vietnam “always attaches importance to the…
The Vietnamese Air Force received the first batch of six Yak-130 advanced training aircraft from Russia at Phu Cat airport on November 13, the state-controlled media quoted information from Russia’s Sputnik newspaper as saying on November 17 According to news,…
The warmth of Vietnam – Russia relations Vietnam and Russia are looking to strengthen ties in many ways. In 2020, Vietnam and the Russian Federation celebrate 70 years of establishing diplomatic relations, in 2021, 20 years of establishing the strategic…
Vietnam is one of four countries that did not give a node to the UN Security Council’s issuance of a statement condemning a military coup in Myanmar. On March 10, the UN Security Council did not reach a consensus to…
An Interim National Security Strategic Guidance released by the White House on March 3, President Joe Biden referred to Vietnam as a partner Washington was aiming to “deepen” in regional security cooperation. With Vietnam emerging as this new factor, observers…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is under treatment in a Berlin hospital, was poisoned with brain-damaging chemicals of the “Novichok” type. This is the statement of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on September 2. Novichok is a nerve agent that…
