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Philippines Leader To Meet With Putin In Show Of Independence From U.S. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talk at the APEC summit last year.Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flies to Russia on May 22 to meet President Vladimir Putin and strengthen ties, part of an apparent effort to steer his nation's foreign policy course further away from the United States, Manila's longtime ally.Philippine Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Cleofe Natividad said the highlight of the trip will be Duterte's May 25 meeting with Putin, whom he has called his "favorite hero." He has also suggested he and Putin share passions such as guns and hunting.The five-day trip could cement a dramatic improvement in ties between the two nations since Duterte came to power last year and began unravelling the Philippines' decades-long alliances with the United States, which he accuses of hypocrisy and bullying."We believe it will mark a new chapter in the Philippines-Russia relations," Natividad told reporters in Manila last week.Continued: https://www.rferl.org/a/phillipines-duterte-putin-meeting/28501553.html
The Briefing: When Vladimir Meets Rodrigo Rodrigo Duterte in Moscow. NATO in Brussels. And the G7 in Italy. The Power Vertical Briefing looks ahead to a week of diplomacy.On this week's Power Vertical Briefing, we look ahead to a flurry of diplomacy as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte heads to Moscow, NATO heads of state 7and government gather in Brussels, and the Group of Seven (G7) meets in Italy.How will Russia's courtship of the Philippines, a traditional U.S. ally go? Will Western solidarity on Russia hold?Continued: https://www.rferl.org/a/briefing-when-vladimir-meets-rodrigo/28501889.html
When is he coming to Washington DC? Trump invited him.
