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Why Putin in Vietnam
Interview with a political analyst
Putin wants Russia to be seen as great power when visiting North Korea and Vietnam. But that’s fruitless. NK, VN belong to immediate sphere of influence of China. Any move against it will make the Chinese get angry.
The russians desperately want to sell more gas, they need money, but Chinese have the stick in the hand.
Ccp demands (1) the russians must pay in full for the new gas pipeline. (2) the gas price to be as low as domestic subsidized gas price in Russia.
That’s a lose lose game for Putin.
Interview with a political analyst
Putin wants Russia to be seen as great power when visiting North Korea and Vietnam. But that’s fruitless. NK, VN belong to immediate sphere of influence of China. Any move against it will make the Chinese get angry.
The russians desperately want to sell more gas, they need money, but Chinese have the stick in the hand.
Ccp demands (1) the russians must pay in full for the new gas pipeline. (2) the gas price to be as low as domestic subsidized gas price in Russia.
That’s a lose lose game for Putin.






