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In mid-2025, military sources in Vietnam began circulating unconfirmed rumors that new multi-billion-dollar contracts with Russia were imminent.

Documents from Rostec identify Vietnam under the discreet label “Customer 704.” According to the sources and those documents, one deal could be worth ~$8 billion and include up to 40 new fighter jets.

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[–] Lembot_0005@lemy.lol 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sounds strange.

Is Russia even capable of providing 40 jets in current circumstances?

Oil payments? Russia will import 8 billion worth of oil from Vietnam?

Very-very strange. Bullshitty, I would say. But this world is strange and bullshitty, so who knows...

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You could read the article and yes that's the whole point that Vietnam will likely never receive the jets it's just a way to take take Vietnamese tax payer's money and use it to sponsor ruzis.

Vietnam owes Russia 8B for the deal -> instead of paying which would void sanctions, they join with ruzis to help them launder oil and gas -> ruzis launder 8B oil/gas profits through Vietnam -> Vietnam maybe gets the jets in several decades if ruzia doesn't collapse.