He made this assessment when asked to comment on whether he is satisfied with how the defense cooperation between the two countries is moving forward since President Duterte made two separate visits to Russia in 2017 and 2019.
He said Russia attaches “great importance” to the defense cooperation with the Philippines, a relationship that has shown considerable improvement under the Duterte administration. Khovaev, however, declined to comment if Duterte’s threat of abrogating the Visiting Forces Agreement will benefit Philippine-Russia relations.
'If possible, a prince should avoid siding with an ally whose power is greater than his own. Victory in this situation will only put the prince at mercy of that ally. Because of these instances, a prince should never believe that a completely safe course exists.' -Machiavelli
'We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.' - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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