News in photos: Russian officials do the Duterte trademark “closed fist” aboard Russian warship

 

President Rodrigo Duterte with the Russian warship Varyag crew. /Jerold Tagbo/ Eagle News Service
President Rodrigo Duterte with the Russian warship Varyag crew. /Jerold Tagbo/ Eagle News Service

 

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (centre R) is welcomed by a Russian Navy honour guard during his visit to the guided missile cruiser Varyag of the Russian Navy's Pacific fleet at South Harbor in Manila on April 21, 2017. The Russian warship docked in Manila on April 20 in a visit aimed at boosting ties between the two countries as Duterte pivots his nation's foreign policy towards Moscow and Beijing. / AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH AGCAOILI
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (centre R) is welcomed by a Russian Navy honour guard during his visit to the guided missile cruiser Varyag of the Russian Navy’s Pacific fleet at South Harbor in Manila on April 21, 2017.
The Russian warship docked in Manila on April 20 in a visit aimed at boosting ties between the two countries as Duterte pivots his nation’s foreign policy towards Moscow and Beijing. / AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH AGCAOILI