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Anutin heads to Russia seeking energy deals and bigger orders for Thai goods
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will seek stronger trade, energy and investment ties with Russia during a visit to Kazan this week, with bilateral talks scheduled with President Vladimir Putin as Thailand pushes for more Russian orders of Thai pro
Key facts
- Bilateral trade stood at 87.31 billion baht in 2021, before Russia’s war in Ukraine, but fell to 64.56 billion baht in 2022, a drop of 26.06%
- The recovery weakened again in the first four months of 2026, when total trade dropped 24.61% year on year to 17.21 billion baht
- Anutin, who also serves as interior minister, said at Government House that Thailand had several areas to discuss with Russia, including agriculture, industry, investment, tourism and energy
- Thai exports to Russia plunged 40.07% to 7.85 billion baht, while Thailand returned to a trade deficit of 1.51 billion baht.
- Although trade partly recovered to 57.82 billion baht in 2025, it was still more than 29 billion baht below the 2021 level.
Summary
Anutin, who also serves as interior minister, said at Government House that Thailand had several areas to discuss with Russia, including agriculture, industry, investment, tourism and energy. He is scheduled to visit Russia from June 16-19, 2026, while the ASEAN-Russia summit will officially take place in Kazan on June 17-18 to mark 35 years of ASEAN-Russia relations.
“We buy many products from them, and we want them to increase orders from Thailand. This is a good opportunity,” Anutin said, adding that his bilateral meeting with Putin is scheduled for the evening of June 18.