EconomicRussia·Unpinned19 Oct 2026
Russia seeks to increase Asian tourism amid decline in European visitors
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Russia introduced visa-free entry for Vietnamese citizens following a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese President To Lam, aiming to compensate for a decline in Western tourism caused by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. While EU visitor numbers dropped from over 5 million in 2019 to approximately 160,000 in 2025, Vietnamese arrivals to Russia rose…
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