MANILA: Russian navy vessels have arrived in the Philippines for joint exercises as part of a drive for new security ties under President Rodrigo Duterte’s revamped foreign policy of courting the traditional foes of Manila’s top ally, Washington.
The guided missile cruiser Varyag, accompanied by the fuel tanker ship Pechenge, are on a four-day goodwill visit to the Philippines, the second port call by Russian warships in three months.
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