Vietnam secretly buys large quantities of Russian weapons. With this statement talk edition of The New York Times (NYT).
As the document says, under former US leader Joe Biden, the United States and Vietnam have achieved maximum rapprochement. However, Moscow did not give up efforts to strengthen relations with Hanoi as its major weapons buyer.
The publication's investigation is based on analysis of documents, especially from Rostec, and interviews with Vietnamese and US officials. This shows that the Vietnamese military has massively purchased Russian military equipment, a secret payment system and a cooperative relationship with Moscow.
Therefore, last year Vietnam began negotiating new purchases from the Russian Federation, and with Donald Trump coming to power in the United States, this process has been accelerated.
As pointed out in the article, this summer official rumors began to spread in Hanoi that the authorities had signed new large contracts with Russia for the supply of air defense and maritime defense equipment. According to military analysts, we are talking about one of the largest military orders from Vietnam in many years.
One of the officials confirmed to the newspaper that major purchases are being made from Moscow noting that the deal is worth $8 billion and includes 40 new fighter jets.
From Rostec documents, it can be seen that Vietnam was supposed to receive 9 electronic warfare (EW) systems for the Su-35 last year. A senior Vietnamese military official confirmed to NYT that Hanoi is considering buying this aircraft. Another 26 mobile ground system components are expected to be delivered this year at a cost of nearly $190 million.
The article also said that Vietnam has not officially announced this purchase or the order for Russian aircraft.
At the end of September, the State Duma announced that Russia was preparing to sign an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Vietnam before the end of this year. As already emphasized, the Russian Federation has extensive experience in managing safety issues of nuclear power units.
Previously, expert Sergei Latyshev listed Russia's main allies in case of war with NATO. According to him, there are many countries that, in the event of a large-scale conflict, would help Russia without the need for their army. For example, India and Vietnam.
