In a message delivered to the ASEAN-Russia Business Forum, held in the city of Kazan on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit, Putin said the sides have accumulated substantial experience in multifaceted cooperation, built strong partnerships, and laid a solid foundation for further expanding cooperation.

Special Envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, Politburo member, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, paid a courtesy call on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 24 as part of his Russian visit to brief the host side on the outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the CPV.

Although lasting only two days, the State visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to India — the world’s most populous nation — drew intense international attention, as it sought to consolidate the Asia–Europe strategic alliance at a time when both countries are under considerable pressure from the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 24 sent messages of condolences to Party General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong over the heavy losses caused by recent flooding in central Viet Nam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 1 met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin, part of his trip to China to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and engage in other activities there.

State President Luong Cuong has extended a message of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin over a tragic plane crash involving Angara Airlines in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur region.