Duterte Wants Stronger Defense Ties With Russia, Criticizes U.S.
- Philippine leader says U.S. ‘criticized heavily’ his drug war
- Manila wants to elevate defense ties with Moscow, Duterte says
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte used his second visit to Russia as an opportunity to again criticize the U.S. for being critical of his war on drugs, as he sought greater defense ties with Moscow.
In a speech at an event organized by a Russian think tank in Sochi, Duterte took a swipe at “so-called friends” of the Philippines who “act like they know the answers to our problems.”