President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duteret decided to urgently return from Russia to the Philippines.
This was stated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Alan Peter Cayetano, reports ABS-CBN.
"I will stay here to sign agreements. The president feels that he is needed in Manila as soon as possible, "said Cayetano.
According to the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, this is due to the fact that Dutterte has "changed circumstances," BBC Russian.
On 23 May, Duteret imposed martial law in the province of Mindanao in the south of the Philippines. The reason for this was the clashes of the Philippine military with a group associated with Islamist terrorists of the "Islamic state".
As reported by the "Observer", earlier Dutherte called the former US President Barack Obama "the son of a whore" and threatened to curse.
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