Duterte will ask ‘friend’ Putin to control troops in Ukraine

MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday to appeal to his friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin, to control his soldiers who had been accused of committing rights violations and war crimes during their invasion of Ukraine. Duterte made the statement during his weekly "Talk to the People" briefing as he was talking about rising oil prices due to the Russia-Ukraine war. According to Duterte, it seems Putin is not intent on ending hostilities, but he said that in the name of humanity --- so that innocent people would not be killed --- he would ask his Russian counterpart to restrain his soldiers when dealing with Ukrainian civilians. "It seems like P...

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