Two Russian warships arrived in the Philippines this week as Moscow looks to play a bigger role in the contested South China Sea.There were differing reports from Russian media as to the exact nature of the visit by the Russian destroyer Admiral Tributs and the sea tanker Boris Butomato, which arrived in Manila.
According to a report from Russia's state-run Sputnik News,
Russian Navy Rear Adm. Eduard Mikhailov said the Russian ships would be
conducting joint exercises with Philippine forces to fight maritime piracy and
terrorism.
The Sputnik report termed the exercises "an
unprecedented navy-to-navy contact" between Russia and the Philippines.
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