In the leaders' statements to the media after the summit, President Putin said that "a promising area for expanding bilateral cooperation is nuclear energy", while Vietnamese President To Lam said "we also agreed to explore opportunities for stepping up our cooperation on new energy sources and clean energy, as well as facilitate the green transition and sustainable development".

There is increasing market acceptance of Russian SMRs, despite Western geopolitical pressures. Numerous countries in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, which agreed an SMR investment with Rosatom, using a RITM200 reactor commissioned to build it by 2026.

Brent slid 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $84.84 a barrel, WTI were at $80.34 a barrel, down 39 cents, or 0.5%.

The parties plan to discuss the current state of and prospects for the continued development of a comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Vietnam in the trade and economy, scientific and technology, and humanitarian fields, and exchange opinions on relevant items on the international and regional agenda.

Tolerant fuel with silicon carbide shells will not only minimise, but completely eliminate the risk of a steam-zirconium reaction – the main cause of almost all past accidents at NPPs.

Brent rose 2 cents to $85.35 a barrel, WTI was down 6 cents to $81.51 per barrel.

Russia is the largest supplier of low-enriched uranium in the world and about a quarter of enriched uranium used in U.S. reactors comes from Russia.

Brent lost 14 cents, or 0.17%, to $82.46 a barrel, WTI fell 16 cents, or 0.2%, to hit $78.34.

Около 80% энергетических ресурсов перенаправлено на дружественные рынки, в основном в Азиатско-Тихоокеанский регион, Африку, страны Латинской Америки.

India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, emerged as the biggest buyer of Russian sea-borne oil, snapping up barrels sold at a discount as Western companies halted purchases after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.