A major pillar of the Vietnam – Russia strategic partnership is trade and economic cooperation, in which the Vietnam – Russia Expo plays a significant part, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The highlight of the “Moscow Days in Hanoi” is the street performances at the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake on November 30.

With the sanctions, Washington wants its European allies and partners to buy more gas from America and less from Russia.

Putin has been increasingly upsetting the West but for Russia in the last twenty years he has been the right man for the right job at the right time.

The purchase confirms that Russia is the biggest arms supplier of Vietnam.