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class=\"highlight\">\u00a0ties\u00a0<\/span>under President Rodrigo<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0Duterte<\/span>&#8216;s revamped foreign policy of courting the traditional<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0foes\u00a0<\/span>of Manila&#8217;s top ally, Washington.<br\/><br\/>The guided-missile cruiser Varyag, accompanied by the fuel tanker ship, Pechenge, are on a four-day goodwill visit to the<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0Philippines<\/span>, the second port call by<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0R<span class=\"highlight\">us<\/span>sian\u00a0<\/span>warships in three months.<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"russia philippines 2\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015b-8b9b-d36e-a3df-db9b88790000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/06\/02\/f7cd78da413dac99ba6e7d4be0b0\/russia-philippines-2.JPG\"\/><figcaption> <span>Russian Navy Commanding Officer Captain Alexsei Ulyanenko, of the guided missile cruiser Varyag, answers questions during a news briefing upon their arrival at Pier 15, South Harbor, Manila, April 20, 2017 for a goodwill visit to the Philippines. <\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Romeo Ranoco\/Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>The move is part of what<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0Duterte\u00a0<\/span>describes as a pursuit of a constitutionally mandated &#8220;independent foreign policy.&#8221; He has made no secret of his grudge against the United States and has made befriending R<span class=\"highlight\">us<\/span>sia and China the priority of his diversification drive.<br\/><br\/>Captain Lued Lincuna, director of the Philippine<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0navy<\/span>&#8216;s public affairs, said the<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0Philippines\u00a0<\/span>hoped to learn from the<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0R<span class=\"highlight\">us<\/span>sian<\/span>s during training activi<span class=\"highlight\">ties\u00a0<\/span>and a demonstration of advanced equipment and 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Alexsei Ulyanenko, of the guided missile cruiser Varyag, answers questions during a news briefing upon their arrival at Pier 15, South Harbor, Manila, April 20, 2017 for a goodwill visit to the Philippines. <\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Romeo Ranoco\/Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>Moscow wants to help Manila combat extremism and piracy, stepping up cooperation and training in areas where the<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0Philippines\u00a0<\/span>has traditionally worked closely with its former colonial master the United States.<br\/><br\/>The relationship is expected to develop further next month when<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0Duterte\u00a0<\/span>and<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0R<span class=\"highlight\">us<\/span>sian<\/span>counterpart Vladimir Putin witness the signing of defense agreements in Moscow.<br\/><br\/>When<span class=\"highlight\">\u00a0Duterte\u00a0<\/span>met Putin for the first time last year, the Philippine leader spoke at length 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