During a state visit to Vietnam on Thursday, Prez Putin of Russia stated he wanted to create a “reliable safety structures” in the Asia-Pacific area. After the West imposed sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict, Russia and Vietnam signed agreements on problems including electricity, underlining Moscow’s pivot to Asia. Of the 12 reported contracts, few explicitly referred to defense, but Vietnam President To Lam claimed there were other arrangements that were not made people. Putin claimed that the Nato was putting a security threat to Russia in Asia at a press conference to cover up his journey. The military service for him was the kind that was held when US Prez Biden visited him next year, in a PR success for the Russian president.
