Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to strengthen ties with long-time partner Vietnam on a state visit that comes as Moscow faces growing international isolation due to military actions in Ukraine.
00:00Putin is visiting Vietnam seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russian isolation deepens.
00:07Russia is important to Vietnam for two reasons.
00:12Firstly, it is its biggest supplier of military equipment.
00:16Secondly, Russian oil exploration technology helps the Vietnamese maintain sovereignty in the contested
00:23South China Sea.
00:25Since Putin last visited Vietnam in 2017, much has changed.
00:31Russia now faces sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine and the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes.
00:41Putin arrived to the nation from North Korea where he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
00:47signed an agreement that pledges mutual aid in the event of war.
00:51North Korea has been accused of supplying Russia with ammo to fuel Moscow's war in Ukraine.
