AP Exclusive: Russia, Vietnam using energy profits to avoid possible US sanctions for arms deals

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1. This AP Exclusive details how Vietnam has maintained its defense relations with Russia ostensibly to balance its relations with China through dodging Western sanctions.

   The article details the timeline of when the described oil-for-weapons method began in 2023 which circumvents the Western banking system and how the West but specifically the US has reacted.

   It says that the Biden administration declined to pursue punitive action then and that the payment method has increased in volume as of 2025 despite potential greater ire from both the Trump administration & European countries.

   The article then finally concludes by reiterating Vietnam’s role in US foreign policy toward China and Vietnam’s continuing geopolitical balancing act.

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