Putin announces visa-free access for Vietnamese citizens
Russia may introduce visa-free travel for Vietnamese citizens in the near future, Putin said.
Consensus
- Russia plans to introduce a visa-free regime for citizens of Vietnam in the near future.
- The announcement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin after talks with Vietnamese President To Lam.
- Russia and Vietnam have friendly relations and are working together on trade, tourism, and transport.
- Russian citizens can currently visit Vietnam without a visa for up to 45 days.
- Vietnamese citizens currently need an electronic visa to enter Russia.
- The number of Russian tourists visiting Vietnam has increased significantly, with over 800,000 Russians visiting in the first half of 2026.
- The Russian president highlighted that the two countries' positions on international issues are close.
- Trade between Russia and Vietnam grew by 6% in 2025 and doubled in the first half of 2026.
Points of divergence
- In 2025, nearly 700,000 Russian tourists visited Vietnam; in the first half of 2026, the number exceeded 800,000. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- In 2025, nearly 790,000 Russian tourists visited Vietnam, and in the first half of 2025, the number exceeded 800,010. — tvrain
- The exact timing for the implementation of the visa-free regime has not been specified. — vm
- Putin proposed discussing the idea of jointly creating strategic fuel reserves in Vietnam. — tg_currenttime
- Russia is interested in the transit of goods, including energy resources, through Vietnam. — vm
Coverage (16 sources)
- Putin: Russia plans to introduce visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens — РИАМО
- Visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens may be introduced by Russia in the near future, Putin said. What else did the Russian president say... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Russia plans to introduce visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens in the near future, Putin said. Video: Raprtl/TASS Subscribe... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin announced visa-free travel for Vietnamese — The Moscow Times
- Putin announced visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens — Настоящее Время
- Russia plans to introduce visa-free regime with Vietnam in the near future — Дождь
- Putin: Russia is working on visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia plans to introduce visa-free regime with Vietnam in the near future — Дождь (Telegram)
- Russia is working on introducing visa-free travel for Vietnamese, Putin says — Вести
- Russia plans to introduce visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens in the near future, Putin said. Video: Raprtl/TASS Subscribe... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin: Russia is working on introducing visa-free regime for citizens of Vietnam — Фонтанка
- Putin reported on work on visa-free regime with Vietnam — Коммерсантъ
- Putin: Russia may introduce visa-free regime for citizens of Vietnam — Ведомости
- Putin announced plans to introduce visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens — Интерфакс
- Visa-free regime for citizens of Vietnam plans to introduce Russia in the near future — Putin. — Первый Московский
- Visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens may be introduced by Russia in the near future, Putin said. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Vietnam
- Russia
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- To Lama
- Moscow
- Kremlin
- TASS
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- INTERFAX.RU
- RIA Novosti
- The Authorities
- Asia
- Hanoi
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