“You have to solve the war between Ukraine and Russia before we can talk of even returning to normalcy. “I’m on the way out and I don’t know how to solve the problem,” Duterte said. They are on a rampage,” Duterte said.ĭuterte said he was concerned about the stability of his country’s oil supply as the war in Ukraine continues to rage and spark global instability. Anyway, you really started the ruckus there so control your soldiers strictly. This year's war games end on Friday and with 17,000 troops are the biggest edition yet, in a sign of rekindled ties between the defence treaty partners after a period of strain under the previous. The Philippines appealed for the protection of civilians and public infrastructure in Ukraine, although Duterte held back from strongly criticizing Putin and said he would remain neutral in a conflict that could potentially lead to the use of nuclear weapons and spark WWIII.Īddressing Putin “as a friend” and the Russian Embassy in Manila, Duterte urged them to stop bombing and firing artillery rounds on residential areas and allow innocent civilians to safely evacuate before launching a bombardment. General Assembly resolution condemning the Russian invasion. More than a week after Russian forces laid siege on Ukraine, the Philippines voted in favor of a U.N. He visited Russia twice in 20 to meet Putin but cut short his first visit after Islamic State group-aligned militants laid siege on the southern Philippine city of Marawi while he was away with his defense secretary and military chief of staff. When he took office in 2016, he reached out to Russia and China for trade and investment and to expand military cooperation while often criticizing the security policies of Washington, Manila’s longtime treaty ally. Duterte Lashes Out at Facebook After It Takes Down Fake Accounts The Philippine leader, who harnessed the social network as he rose to power, is now making vague threats to shut it down. But I kill criminals, I don’t kill children and the elderly,” Duterte said in a televised weekly meeting with key Cabinet officials. I’ve long told you Filipinos that I really kill. “Many say that Putin and I are both killers. While stressing he was not condemning the Russian president, Duterte disagreed with Putin’s labeling of the invasion as a “special military operation,” and said it was really a full-scale war waged against “a sovereign nation.” MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sharply criticized Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the killings of innocent civilians in Ukraine, saying while the two of them have been tagged as killers, “I kill criminals, I don’t kill children and the elderly.”ĭuterte, who openly calls Putin an idol and a friend, voiced his rebuke for the first time over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in remarks aired Tuesday where he blamed the three-month old war for the spike in global oil prices that has battered many countries, including the Philippines.
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