Russia's Vladimir Putin Responds To Duterte's Alliance Request "DUTERTE IS WELCOMED TO RUSSIA"

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has on Tuesday responded to the request made by the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte.
Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would visit Russia and China this year to chart an independent foreign policy and “open alliances” with two powers with historic rivalries with the United States.

Duterte said the Philippines was at the “point of no return” in relations with former colonial ruler the United States, so he wanted to strengthen ties with others, and picked two global powers that have been sparring with Washington on the international political stage.

Responding to Duterte’s request, Vladimir Putin feels so much delighted that the Philippines would love to strong ties with Russia. In answering a question asked him by a local TV station, the Russian president said: “Duterte is welcomed to Russia. You know our doors are opened to leaders who are ready to make a positive impact in the world and Duterte is one of them.”

Last week, Duterte last declared he would visit China, with which ties remain frosty over a South China Sea arbitration ruling won by the Philippines in July. He said Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was expecting him in Moscow.

China claims most of the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of trade moves annually. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have rival claims.

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