Russian politicians and experts often emphasize the importance of strengthening foreign trade relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), however, they give very di-verse assessments of this cooperation. Thus, we present a range of statistical indicators and related infographics that allow us to explore the development of foreign trade between Russia and the ASEAN countries in 2000-2019. We also use a latent space model to answer the question of whether these nations are getting closer.