Putin Says Visa-Free Regime with Vietnam Could Take Effect Soon

20:00; 09 September 2026 year

### Russia Plans Visa-Free Travel for Vietnamese Citizens Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is preparing to introduce a visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens in the near future. The statement was made following talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong (To Lam in Russian pronunciation). Putin noted that Moscow is actively working on implementing this decision. > "We are working on introducing a visa-free regime for our Vietnamese friends in the near future," Putin said. The exact date when the visa-free regime will come into effect has not been specified.

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