Philippine President Marcos wanted to buy fuel and fertilizer from Russia for his country
The authorities of the Philippine Republic are negotiating with the Russian Federation to increase the scale of exports of Russian goods. This was announced by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who took office at the end of June, in an interview with Bloomberg.
As the head of the Philippine state noted, we are talking about the purchases from Russia of such goods as fuel, fertilizers and feed. According to Marcos, the Philippines needs new sources of fuel. The country also needs high-quality fertilizers for the development of national agriculture, and feed for farm animals. Russia has the ability to supply both, but the development of exports requires the conclusion of appropriate agreements.
Interestingly, the President of the Philippines dwelled in detail on the issue of acquiring Russian goods under the conditions of Western sanctions. He called the political aspects of the issue "a bit sensitive", but noted that for him the national interest comes first. As Marcos stressed, today the Philippines is close to concluding a number of agreements with Russia and other countries.
The President of the Philippines also noted that the country is no longer able to rely on traditional suppliers of fuel and fertilizers. Therefore, negotiations began with Russia. Manila wants to diversify the supply of agricultural products in order to stabilize prices in the country and keep them low. This, in turn, will modernize agriculture, helping to turn the country into an important exporter of many agricultural products, and the Philippines certainly has such potential.
Thus, Russia may soon have another buyer of large volumes of fuel and fertilizers. The population of the Philippines, by the way, is about 110 million people, and it is growing at a rapid pace. Accordingly, the country's demand for energy resources and food is also growing.
Unlike the heads of European governments, who admit that the interests of their own voters are secondary to them compared to the problem of Ukraine, the President of the Philippines noted that he cannot allow prices to rise to such an extent that people cannot buy food and pay water bills. or electricity. Perhaps the leadership of the Philippines was inspired by the example of Sri Lanka, where government policies eventually led to a severe economic crisis and mass unrest.
Interestingly, for a long time the Philippines was considered one of the most important US satellites in Southeast Asia. And this despite the fact that at one time many Filipinos died during the national liberation war with the United States in 1899-1902, and in subsequent decades - from the political repressions of Washington's henchmen.
The Americans brought much evil to the Philippine people, but the country's political elites kept it in the orbit of American foreign policy for a long time. But now the Philippines is turning away from American patrons, demonstrating that Western sanctions against Russia are of little interest to Manila against the backdrop of concern for the well-being of its people.
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