Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Vietnamese counterpart Thursday as he started a state go to to Hanoi, a day after signing a mutual defence pact with North Korea‘s Kim Jong Un.
Putin and Kim inked a strategic treaty at a summit in Pyongyang that included a dedication to come back to one another’s support if attacked. Kim additionally pledged his “full help” for Russia’s struggle on Ukraine.
Washington and its allies accuse North Korea of supplying ammunition and missiles to Russia for its struggle in Ukraine, and the deal has fuelled fears of extra deliveries.
The US State Division stated deepening Russia-North Korea ties had been “of nice concern” whereas a prime Ukrainian official accused Pyongyang of abetting Moscow’s “mass homicide of Ukrainians”.
Putin was welcomed by newly put in Vietnamese President To Lam and a army guard on the presidential palace in Hanoi.
He’ll maintain talks with Lam and later meet different senior Vietnamese leaders together with Nguyen Phu Trong, the highly effective common secretary of the ruling Communist Get together.
– Assist from Kim –
Making his first go to to the remoted North in 24 years on Wednesday, Putin stated he didn’t rule out “military-technical cooperation” with Pyongyang, which like Moscow is below heavy worldwide sanctions.
“Right now, we’re preventing collectively towards the hegemonism and neo-colonial practices of america and its satellites,” Putin stated.
The 2 international locations have been allies since North Korea’s founding after World Conflict II and have drawn even nearer since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 remoted Putin on the worldwide stage.
Kim known as Putin the “dearest good friend of the Korean folks” and vowed him his “full help and solidarity” over the struggle in Ukraine, which has triggered rafts of UN sanctions on Moscow.
Putin thanked his host — whose nation has been below a UN sanctions regime since 2006 over his banned weapons programmes — saying Moscow appreciated the “constant and unwavering” help.
Putin known as for a assessment of UN sanctions on North Korea and stated the 2 international locations wouldn’t undergo Western “blackmail”.
Reacting to the Pyongyang go to, a US State Division spokesperson stated no nation ought to “give Mr Putin a platform to advertise his struggle of aggression towards Ukraine”.
“Deepening cooperation between Russia and the DPRK is a pattern that must be of nice concern to anybody fascinated by sustaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,” the spokesperson stated.
Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, informed AFP that North Korea was abetting Russia’s “mass homicide of Ukrainians”, and known as for better worldwide isolation of each international locations.
– Commerce and arms –
Putin obtained a rapturous reception within the North Korean capital, embraced by Kim as he stepped off his aircraft and greeted by cheering crowds, synchronised dancers and flag-waving kids.
His reception was extra reserved in Vietnam, a serious world manufacturing hub that has rigorously hedged its international coverage place for years, looking for to be pals with all however beholden to none.
Specifically, it has sought to keep away from choosing sides within the rising US-China rivalry whilst each superpowers look to spice up their affect in Southeast Asia.
US President Joe Biden visited Hanoi in September to advertise ties as his administration seeks to construct up Vietnam in its place provider of key high-tech elements to scale back American dependence on China.
Beijing swiftly adopted swimsuit, with President Xi Jinping making his personal state go to barely three months later.
Russian officers say Putin’s go to will deal with financial, training and vitality points.
Commerce between the 2 international locations stood at simply $3.5 billion in 2022 — a tiny fraction of Vietnam’s $175 billion commerce with China and $123 billion with america.
However observers say that in personal, Ukraine and defence cooperation are prone to be on the desk.
Vietnam has abstained in UN votes condemning the Russian invasion, and in an op-ed within the communist occasion mouthpiece Nhan Dan newspaper, Putin thanked Hanoi for its “balanced stance on the Ukraine disaster”.
Russia and Vietnam have deep ties relationship again to the Nineteen Fifties, and for many years, Moscow was Hanoi’s main arms provider.
Carl Thayer, emeritus professor of politics at Australia’s College of New South Wales, stated Vietnam has stopped “large ticket” army purchases since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
“Russia and Vietnam have a mutual curiosity in resuming arms gross sales however Vietnam is hamstrung by the specter of US sanctions,” he informed AFP.
Putin and Kim inked a strategic treaty at a summit in Pyongyang that included a dedication to come back to one another’s support if attacked. Kim additionally pledged his “full help” for Russia’s struggle on Ukraine.
Washington and its allies accuse North Korea of supplying ammunition and missiles to Russia for its struggle in Ukraine, and the deal has fuelled fears of extra deliveries.
The US State Division stated deepening Russia-North Korea ties had been “of nice concern” whereas a prime Ukrainian official accused Pyongyang of abetting Moscow’s “mass homicide of Ukrainians”.
Putin was welcomed by newly put in Vietnamese President To Lam and a army guard on the presidential palace in Hanoi.
He’ll maintain talks with Lam and later meet different senior Vietnamese leaders together with Nguyen Phu Trong, the highly effective common secretary of the ruling Communist Get together.
– Assist from Kim –
Making his first go to to the remoted North in 24 years on Wednesday, Putin stated he didn’t rule out “military-technical cooperation” with Pyongyang, which like Moscow is below heavy worldwide sanctions.
“Right now, we’re preventing collectively towards the hegemonism and neo-colonial practices of america and its satellites,” Putin stated.
The 2 international locations have been allies since North Korea’s founding after World Conflict II and have drawn even nearer since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 remoted Putin on the worldwide stage.
Kim known as Putin the “dearest good friend of the Korean folks” and vowed him his “full help and solidarity” over the struggle in Ukraine, which has triggered rafts of UN sanctions on Moscow.
Putin thanked his host — whose nation has been below a UN sanctions regime since 2006 over his banned weapons programmes — saying Moscow appreciated the “constant and unwavering” help.
Putin known as for a assessment of UN sanctions on North Korea and stated the 2 international locations wouldn’t undergo Western “blackmail”.
Reacting to the Pyongyang go to, a US State Division spokesperson stated no nation ought to “give Mr Putin a platform to advertise his struggle of aggression towards Ukraine”.
“Deepening cooperation between Russia and the DPRK is a pattern that must be of nice concern to anybody fascinated by sustaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,” the spokesperson stated.
Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, informed AFP that North Korea was abetting Russia’s “mass homicide of Ukrainians”, and known as for better worldwide isolation of each international locations.
– Commerce and arms –
Putin obtained a rapturous reception within the North Korean capital, embraced by Kim as he stepped off his aircraft and greeted by cheering crowds, synchronised dancers and flag-waving kids.
His reception was extra reserved in Vietnam, a serious world manufacturing hub that has rigorously hedged its international coverage place for years, looking for to be pals with all however beholden to none.
Specifically, it has sought to keep away from choosing sides within the rising US-China rivalry whilst each superpowers look to spice up their affect in Southeast Asia.
US President Joe Biden visited Hanoi in September to advertise ties as his administration seeks to construct up Vietnam in its place provider of key high-tech elements to scale back American dependence on China.
Beijing swiftly adopted swimsuit, with President Xi Jinping making his personal state go to barely three months later.
Russian officers say Putin’s go to will deal with financial, training and vitality points.
Commerce between the 2 international locations stood at simply $3.5 billion in 2022 — a tiny fraction of Vietnam’s $175 billion commerce with China and $123 billion with america.
However observers say that in personal, Ukraine and defence cooperation are prone to be on the desk.
Vietnam has abstained in UN votes condemning the Russian invasion, and in an op-ed within the communist occasion mouthpiece Nhan Dan newspaper, Putin thanked Hanoi for its “balanced stance on the Ukraine disaster”.
Russia and Vietnam have deep ties relationship again to the Nineteen Fifties, and for many years, Moscow was Hanoi’s main arms provider.
Carl Thayer, emeritus professor of politics at Australia’s College of New South Wales, stated Vietnam has stopped “large ticket” army purchases since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
“Russia and Vietnam have a mutual curiosity in resuming arms gross sales however Vietnam is hamstrung by the specter of US sanctions,” he informed AFP.
