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In talks with Putin, Duterte hits West for 'bullying PH'
In talks with Putin, Duterte hits West for 'bullying PH'
ABS-CBN News
Published Nov 20, 2016 03:18 AM PHT
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Updated Nov 20, 2016 07:45 AM PHT
Putin welcomes #Duterte to their bilateral talks; congratulates him on his "glorious election." #APEC2016 #PhRussia pic.twitter.com/yfU2rcZHCt
— Lynda Jumilla-Abalos (@lyndajumilla) November 19, 2016
Putin welcomes #Duterte to their bilateral talks; congratulates him on his "glorious election." #APEC2016 #PhRussia pic.twitter.com/yfU2rcZHCt
— Lynda Jumilla-Abalos (@lyndajumilla) November 19, 2016
(1st UPDATE) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
(1st UPDATE) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
Putin congratulated Duterte on his "glorious election" last May, and Duterte told Putin about the Philippines' drug problems.
Putin congratulated Duterte on his "glorious election" last May, and Duterte told Putin about the Philippines' drug problems.
In his meeting with the Russian leader, Duterte also criticized Western countries for "bullying" the Philippines, claiming that the "West forced my country to contribute soldiers to its wars."
In his meeting with the Russian leader, Duterte also criticized Western countries for "bullying" the Philippines, claiming that the "West forced my country to contribute soldiers to its wars."
Among those he mentioned were the Vietnam war and the war against Iraq, where no weapons of mass destruction were found.
Among those he mentioned were the Vietnam war and the war against Iraq, where no weapons of mass destruction were found.
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Duterte told Putin that when the Philippines withdrew its support from the wars of the West, "they started to make life difficult for us."
Duterte told Putin that when the Philippines withdrew its support from the wars of the West, "they started to make life difficult for us."
He also expressed to Putin his view on the "West's hypocrisy...and its tendency to start a war." -- report from Lynda Jumilla, ABS-CBN News
He also expressed to Putin his view on the "West's hypocrisy...and its tendency to start a war." -- report from Lynda Jumilla, ABS-CBN News
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