Russia rears its head vis-a-vis Philippines in South China Sea

MANILA – In a potential escalation of great power rivalry in Asia, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has characterized the presence of a Russian attack submarine within his country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea as “very worrisome.” On November 28, a  Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted only 80 nautical miles off the western […]
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