Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

By bno - Bangkok bureau Russia has publicly endorsed Vietnam's aspirations to join the influential BRICS bloc, a move that could significantly bolster Hanoi's global standing and economic prospects. This support was articulated in a joint communique released following a visit by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to Vietnam,

Russia is willing to help develop Vietnam's nuclear power sector and provide it with crude oil and LNG, the two countries said on Wednesday.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Vietnam

Russia is supporting Vietnam's potential entry into the BRICS group, despite Vietnam's hesitations over possible U.S. repercussions. Vietnam seeks to advance economic growth with U.S. backing, while Russia aims to strengthen Asian alliances amidst global isolation.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met Vietnam's President Luong Cuong Wednesday, seeking to bolster support from its long-standing ally as Moscow's isolation over the war in Ukraine grows.

Vietnam's President Luong Cuong (right) and Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi

The deal between Russia’s Rosatom and Vietnam’s EVN came during a two-day visit to Hanoi by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Mr. President, North Korea poses growing challenges to US national interests. You should initiate again an open-ended diplomatic process with Kim in which you are ready to trade sanctions relief for verifiable nuclear concessions.

Russia's plans on the international track in the new year, strengthening partnership with BRICS and SCO, and prospects for developing cooperation with Latin America.

The Budapest Memorandum of December 1994 provided security assurances to Ukraine for giving up their nuclear weapons.