Vietnam, which formally pursues a impartial international coverage it calls “bamboo diplomacy” in its relations with world powers, has abstained from condemning Russia’s assault on Ukraine, a stance that Western nations view as too near the Kremlin
The Southeast Asian nation would be the third nation Putin has visited, after China and North Korea, since he was sworn in for a fifth time period in Might.
Vietnam has been gearing up for a full state welcome for Putin, his first go to since 2017 and his fifth in complete.
In addition to holding talks with Vietnam’s prime leaders, Putin will attend wreath-laying ceremonies together with on the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, housing the embalmed corpse of Vietnam’s founding chief.
