Mr. Leonid Gusev - Institute of International Studies (MGIMO University) said that most Asian countries will not participate "punish Russia" but Moscow still need to be vigilant, except for Vietnam.
State President Truong Tan Sang shake hands V.Putin Russian President's visit to Vietnam in January 11/2013. (Photo: RIA Novosti)
In the war against Russia by the sanctions, the U.S. has tried to mobilize Asian countries support sanctions against Russia. Especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was appointed United States ambassador to the country in the Asia-Pacific region to campaign.
According to information in The Wall Street Journal quoted a senior official of the U.S. State Department, that the U.S. has been implementing a series of meetings with the representatives of the government as well as business corporations State-owned and privately in Korea, Singapore and even China.
In a commentary published in the National News Service, Wednesday 1/8, Leonid Gusev experts from the Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University of Russia, said that most countries in the Asia - Pacific region there are positive links with the United States and the European Union. But most countries have to cooperate with Russia in economic terms, they will not be ready to support sanctions, Russia and the United States, but Moscow still be wary.
"Many Asian countries are having relationship close cooperation with the United States., For example, Japan and South Korea where the U.S. military bases. Singaporean too, they are always the same way with the Western economic and political, but the country was once a colony of Britain as China everything is very vague and unpredictable ", Leonid Gusev expert commentary.
"China is bound by ties closer economic cooperation with the United States should publicly oppose U.S. sanctions against Russia and the West is not possible, despite the fact that Russia there is a relationship very close economic cooperation with their "expert Leonid Gusev said.
For Laos and Cambodia, before they were allies of the Soviet Union, but now they were under the strong influence from the West. Although the relationship with Russia is still good, but they can not be allies.
Expert says Leonid Gusev, Russia in relations with North Korea is nothing new. Because North Korea is still a country so dependent on China, and Korea is more a country so poor.
For India, they are constantly developing relationships with both Russia and the West. Of course, today they have and are building a more independent relationship.
Although since the early 90's, Vietnam and the United States to strengthen cooperation in various fields and this relationship has not stopped. But "more or less, then Russia can also rely on Vietnam. They have a good relationship in many aspects such as economic, military ... two countries have both an oil and gas joint venture. Additionally, Russia will build a nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan Vietnam ", Leonid Gusev experts said.
-------------------------------- China - Russia alliance if there is, only to deter U.S. If there is no U.S., Japan factor in SCS, Vietnam - Russia alliance to contain China is possible.
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