Vietnam is interested in Russia as market for its own goods - expert

He said his on Espreso TV.

"I think that the descendants of Ho Chi Minh are primarily interested in Russia as a market for their own goods. This does not exclude the possibility that Russia will make some proposals for the supply of arms, so to speak, from old memory. But, on the other hand, this is also the technological development of Vietnam, which indicates the prospects of Russia being a market for it. Frankly speaking, if the country is home to about 150 million people, then for those who produce sufficiently high-tech goods, this market is obvious, because high added value and a large population allow them to count on profits," said the Executive Director of the Institute of World Policy.

As for whether Vietnam is violating the sanctions policy against Russia, Mahda said: "These are European Union sanctions, there are no United Nations sanctions against Russia, for example, there are American, European, Ukrainian sanctions. But China, India, and obviously Vietnam have never supported sanctions against Russia for the war against Ukraine. Let's see what statements will be made in Vietnam and how the Vietnamese leadership will listen to what Putin has to say."

• On the evening of June 19, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin began a visit to Vietnam. President To Lam said he wanted to strengthen ties with Moscow.