Vietnam 'torn' between U.S. and Russia as embattled Putin visits

Hanoi inks 11 cooperation pacts with 'extraordinarily grateful' Moscow

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese President To Lam meet at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on June 20. (Pool photo via Reuters)

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- After visiting North Korea, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Vietnam, making the Southeast Asian nation the only country to host state visits for the leaders of China, the U.S. and Russia -- the world's top three military powers -- in the past year.

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