Duterte to have a phone call with Russian President Putin

President Rodrigo Duterte will have a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin via a telephone call, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday.

“I can confirm may usapin po sa telepono ang ating Presidente at ang Presidente ng Russia. I cannot say kung kailan po (I can confirm that there will be a phone call between our President and the President of Russia. I just cannot say when),” Roque said in a Palace briefing.

He also did not provide further details.

It was the President’s former longtime assistant and Senator Bong Go who first announced the meeting between the two world leaders.

The Philippines is expecting to receive 10.5 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, administered in two doses, from May to July this year.

Based on Philippine Food and Drug Administration’s evaluation, Sputnik V has an efficacy rate of at least 91%.—AOL, GMA News