HANOI, June 19 — Vietnam prepared on Wednesday to roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in a visit seen as a publicity coup for the Russian president, who is accused of war...
Vietnam ese and Russia n national flags decorate an entrance of the Hotel Metropole Hanoi, where Russia n President Vladimir Putin is expected to stay, ahead of his visit to Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam , June 19, 2024. — Reuters picHANOI, June 19 — Vietnam prepared on Wednesday to roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in a visit seen as a publicity coup for the Russia n president, who is accused of war crimes in Ukraine, while bringing benefits and risks for Hanoi’s Communist leaders.
That makes the Hanoi stop of Putin’s tour especially important for the Russian leader, said Alexander Vuving of the Hawaii-based Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.“Russia wants to send the message that it has friends everywhere in the world and that the West’s effort to isolate Russia is futile,” Vuving said, adding that Hanoi has its own interests beyond the two countries’ shared Communist roots.
Vietnam was gearing up for full state welcome for Putin, his first visit since 2017 and his fifth in total. Key partner the United States, which upgraded diplomatic relations with Hanoi last year and is Vietnam’s top trading partner, opposed Putin’s visit. Vietnam pursues what it calls “bamboo diplomacy”, maintaining good relations with world powers, despite those powers’ animosity toward one another.
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