Russia and Vietnam have found a clever way to buy and sell military equipment without using regular international banks.

The two nations used profits from joint oil and gas enterprises to fund defense contracts, bypassing the global banking system, Vietnamese government documents show.

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Investigators say the ring sold thousands of air rifles and parts through social media channels and courier services, earning billions of đồng in profit.

Russia and Vietnam have developed a back-door method of concealing arms deal payments to avoid American and other Western ...

The payment mechanism centers on Rusvietpetro, a joint oil venture in Siberia. Profits owed to Vietnam are first directed to Moscow to cover loans extended for arms purchases.

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