Russia has moved to help the Philippine military train and arm its troops, a day after Manila scrapped a defence agreement with the United States in a bid to be more militarily independent.The Duterte administration on Tuesday announced it would terminate the 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which sets the terms for joint exercises and engagement of American soldiers in the Philippines, as it seeks to “strengthen our own defences and not rely on any other country”.On Wednesday, a Russian…
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