{"id":53693,"date":"2017-10-20T20:26:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T20:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/20\/russian-navy-delivers-military-arms-to-philippines\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:56:14","slug":"russian-navy-delivers-military-arms-to-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/10\/20\/russian-navy-delivers-military-arms-to-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Navy delivers military arms to Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Three Russian Navy ships arrived in the Philippines on Friday and two others are coming to deliver donated military equipment in the country\u2019s third naval visit under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has vowed to diversify the country\u2019s ties away from the United States and toward China and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Russian anti-submarine ships docked in Manila in time for Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu\u2019s coming visit to the country, said Rear Adm. E. Mikhailov, the task force commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other vessels will be arriving Saturday at the port of Subic Bay, northwest of Manila, to unload donated military equipment, the Philippine Navy said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t