Two Russian warships arrived in the Philippines may hut sua medela mua o dau this week as Moscow looks to play a bigger role in the contested South China Sea. The Russian destroyer Admiral Tributs and the sea tanker Boris Butomato, arrived in Manila on Tuesday for what the Philippine Navy termed a goodwill visit.
Philippine Navy public affairs officer Lued Lincuna said there would be no joint exercises in the next five days, however, the idea of future joint exercises is under discussion. 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. A report from the Russian website RT.com, however, said the "Russian marines are expected to discuss and share tactics" with an eye toward future joint exercises. Any snap naval exercises between the dia chi ban may hut sua medela two are unlikely, said Carl Schuster, a professor at Hawaii Pacific University and former director of operations at the US Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center. He said the Russian Navy uses a unique signaling system which makes communication difficult with other navies when operating in the close proximity needed in exercises. "Maneuvering naval ships in close proximity can lead to costly collisions if there is any misunderstanding about the signaled maneuver and speed," Schuster said in an email to CNN. The Philippines is a former US territory and longtime US ally whose ties with Washington have become strained may hut sua medela gia bao nhieu since President Rodrigo Duterte took office.
The Russian destroyer Admiral Tributs and the sea tanker Boris Butomato, arrived in Manila on Tuesday for what the Philippine Navy termed a goodwill visit.
Philippine Navy public affairs officer Lued Lincuna said there would be no joint exercises in the next five days, however, the idea of future joint exercises is under discussion.
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.
A report from the Russian website RT.com, however, said the "Russian marines are expected to discuss and share tactics" with an eye toward future joint exercises.
Any snap naval exercises between the dia chi ban may hut sua medela two are unlikely, said Carl Schuster, a professor at Hawaii Pacific University and former director of operations at the US Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center. He said the Russian Navy uses a unique signaling system which makes communication difficult with other navies when operating in the close proximity needed in exercises.
"Maneuvering naval ships in close proximity can lead to costly collisions if there is any misunderstanding about the signaled maneuver and speed," Schuster said in an email to CNN.
The Philippines is a former US territory and longtime US ally whose ties with Washington have become strained may hut sua medela gia bao nhieu since President Rodrigo Duterte took office.