#Putin will visit #Harbin 🇨🇳 tomorrow. It's only 450 miles from there to #Pyongyang 🇰🇵. Will he drop in to visit his chum Kim Jong Un to personally thank him for all the missiles he sent to #Russia? en.kremlin.ru/press/announce…

Fulcrum Commentary by Ian Storey - Despite the Russia-Ukraine war’s geographical distance from Southeast Asia, the conflict continues to be a major concern for the region’s elite, especially in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. fulcrum.sg/why-the-russia…

Fulcrum Commentary by Ian Storey - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskky has pulled out all the stops to get Asian countries to attend the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. fulcrum.sg/how-many-south…

#Putin will visit #Vietnam 19-20 June. The most important thing to watch will be whether Hanoi and Moscow sign an arms deal. Vietnam is diversifying its arms procurement away from #Russia but still needs its support to maintain existing Russian-made kit. thediplomat.com/2024/06/russia…

The Summit on Peace in #Ukraine starts today in Switzerland. But from #SoutheastAsia only #Singapore, #Philippines, #Thailand, #Indonesia and #EastTimor have confirmed their attendance. #Putin will be happy. channelnewsasia.com/asia/asean-ukr…

Vietnam to host Putin in nod to old ties, risking ire of West Reuters quotes Alex Vuving Ian Storey straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/v…

Once a taxi driver, always a taxi driver. #Putin youtube.com/watch?v=toQ5Ld…

Three big items on #Putin's agenda in #Vietnam: 1 Energy: expanding Zarubezhneft's operations in 2-3 blocks in Vietnam's EEZ 2 Trade: direct Dong-Ruble transactions 3 Defence: using profits from 🇻🇳🇷🇺 joint venture in Arctic for future defence sales nytimes.com/2024/06/19/wor…

President Yeltsin removed it, President #Putin has restored it. Since #Russia invaded #Ukraine the Kremlin is no longer 'standing on two legs' on the Korean Peninsula. #NorthKorea nytimes.com/2024/06/19/wor…

Fulcrum Commentary by Ian Storey - The uneven responses of Southeast Asian nation-states to the recent summit in Switzerland on peace for Ukraine shows that other geopolitical preoccupations loom larger in the region. fulcrum.sg/southeast-asia…

#Russia continues to resist pressure from #China to drawdown its oil and gas operations in #Vietnam's EEZ. During #Putin's visit to Hanoi last week Zarubezhneft was granted a licence to develop Block 11-2 which is inside China's nine-dash line. AMTI screenshot

There's a fine line between optimism and delusion. Retired Vice Admiral Vladimir Pepelyaev of all people should know that #Russia hasn't commissioned a surface warship bigger than a frigate this century. Why would he think Russia could do so now? eurasiantimes.com/russia-plans-9…

ISEAS Perspective 2024/56: “Russian President Putin’s Visit to Hanoi: Vietnam’s ‘Bamboo Diplomacy’ In Action” by Ian Storey - iseas.edu.sg/articles-comme… #Vietnam #Russia #VietnamRussia ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute