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Putin in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia's isolation deepens
![Gavriil Grigorov Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnamese President To Lam embrace during an official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/77c77a4a4b1f4cc9accc8817f9b7e8ed/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnamese President To Lam embrace during an official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Nikita Orlov Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, shakes hands with Vietnamese officials upon his arrival at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Nikita Orlov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c8073e90dd6b450ea17ab498752e89d4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, shakes hands with Vietnamese officials upon his arrival at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Nikita Orlov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Gavriil Grigorov Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong during a meeting at the Communist Party Central Committee headquarters, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/62ca58d4e3924a0683e61aa25692664a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong during a meeting at the Communist Party Central Committee headquarters, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Minh Hoang Vietnamese President To Lam, right, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d76747eb77614d5a9e5747ccfba7473a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vietnamese President To Lam, right, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)
![Gavriil Grigorov Russian President Vladimir Putin, seventh left, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, seventh right, attend the talks at the Communist Party Central Committee headquarters, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/07442a4de8c34e8187f0be1d2809955a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, seventh left, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, seventh right, attend the talks at the Communist Party Central Committee headquarters, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Athit Perawongmetha Russia's President Vladimir Putin lays a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Athit Perawongmetha/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd75ff0774964f00b0efe6038f538814/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin lays a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Athit Perawongmetha/Pool Photo via AP)
![Luoung Thai Linh Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, right, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin, not pictured, during a meeting at the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8b62d564c74d454db1a58038c3980507/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, right, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin, not pictured, during a meeting at the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)
![Gavriil Grigorov Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong during a meeting at the Communist Party Central Committee headquarters, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/df3e6eebe78f4657b09b35c65f29cd65/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong during a meeting at the Communist Party Central Committee headquarters, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Manan Vatsyayana Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnam's President To Lam attend an event attended by the Vietnam Friendship Association and generations of Vietnamese alumni that studied in Russia at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Thursday June 20, 2024. (Manan Vatsyayana, Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c42af16b02fd40e4a6b2dd1139e6d112/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnam's President To Lam attend an event attended by the Vietnam Friendship Association and generations of Vietnamese alumni that studied in Russia at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Thursday June 20, 2024. (Manan Vatsyayana, Pool Photo via AP)
![Luoung Thai Linh Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, front left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, front right, talk as they walk into the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/018cc5ecfd854b80898632dbcccbbae3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, front left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, front right, talk as they walk into the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)
![Vladimir Smirnov Russian President Vladimir Putin, background left, and Vietnamese President To Lam, background right, both are on a podium, attend an official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/56696c65c8eb40cf9c72fa78f25ddc8c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, background left, and Vietnamese President To Lam, background right, both are on a podium, attend an official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Hanoi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Minh Hoang Vietnamese President To Lam, center left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, center right, review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/44eb7030c0884b6a907ad07b8f8dd918/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vietnamese President To Lam, center left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, center right, review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)
![Nhac Nguyen Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnam's President To Lam pose for photos at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e52e239197954c23ab6191846473d2cf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnam's President To Lam pose for photos at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP)
![Luoung Thai Linh Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, front left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, front center, look at photos displayed at the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4df2302cf5f0446f9269139925a92f17/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, front left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, front center, look at photos displayed at the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)
![Minh Hoang Vietnamese President To Lam, left on red carpet, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, right on red carpet, review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6c7c125eb68a4beab6e9ff9a7c645c54/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vietnamese President To Lam, left on red carpet, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, right on red carpet, review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)
![Luoung Thai Linh Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, not pictured, during a meeting at the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a362730cea62475681b090f7a506ba32/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, not pictured, during a meeting at the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Luoung Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)