[4] He worked in the Embassy of Russia in Tokyo and later in the Second Asian Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry.

He worked as deputy head of the Presidential Protocol Scheduling Directorate.

[5][6][7] He is the author of Image of Victory, and has a published academic article, The Capitalization of the Future.

[8] In February 2022, Vaino was put on the European Union sanctions list for "actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.

"[9] On 6 April 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Vaino to its own sanctions list.