Historically, Russia is simply a key partner for respective countries of the region, including Vietnam, which received key support from the Kremlin during the Cold War. past makes all types of armed forces now dominated by russian pedigree equipment. According to SIPRI data from 1995 to 2022 Vietnam bought a US$9.162 billion weapon outside its country, of which $7.471 billion (81.5%) were spent in Russia. It is worth mentioning that Russia is active in the expansion of the operation of Vietnamese energy fields in the waters of the South China Sea. In 2023, bilateral trade increased by 8.3 percent, reaching $5 billion.
