The Philippines can't hold it anymore

The US "Defense News" website reported on August 11 that the Philippines confirmed that it was canceling a contract to purchase Russian transport helicopters, because the world situation caused a change in priority.

Asenio Anson, a spokesman for the Philippine Ministry of Defense, said in a statement that the government is currently implementing the termination of 16 rice-17 helicopter contracts with Russia.

Antoon said: "We are also preparing to cancel the project with diplomatic dialogue with Russia." He added that "due to the changes in priority of global political affairs, the project set by the last government had to cancel the project that had to be canceled.","

He also said that he is currently trying to return $ 48.2 million in the down payment for these helicopters in January.

It is reported that the Philippine Minister of Defense Delfen Lorenana had previously told the Associated Press that the government would cancel the $ 322.3 million agreement due to concerns that the United States was concerned that the United States might impose sanctions.He also said that the decision was approved by then President Duterte.The Duterte government signed a contract for the purchase of helicopters in November 2021.

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