Between March 28 and April 8, the United States and the Philippines will hold their biggest military exercises in three decades as tensions with China escalate within the framework of the 'Balikatan' campaign.
Some 5,100 U.S. and 3,800 Filipino soldiers will train in the Southeast Asian nation by conducting drills on maritime security, counterterrorism and disaster relief, as reported by the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
“The United States is proud to continue our participation in this long-standing exercise,” said Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, Heather Variava, according to a statement.
“Balikatan coincides with the 75th anniversary of US-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to promote peace,” said Major General Bargeron, who said the partnership “remains a key source of strength and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
The annual drills come when Chinese officials warn that the United States is trying to build what it has called an Indo-Pacific version of NATO, as stated by the Bloomberg agency.
The Philippines has also repeatedly protested China's growing presence in the South China Sea and nearby waters. 'Balikatan' was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but resumed in April 2021.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has assured that Russia mobilizes military equipment “covertly” from Belarus to make up for losses suffered on Ukrainian soil.
“There is an active relocation of Russian and Belarusian military equipment and they accumulate more along the border with Ukraine,” he highlighted in his morning report on Facebook, adding that commissioned officers sign contracts with former soldiers “giving an advantage to those who already have combat experience.”
“In Belarus, representatives of the opposition forces and concerned citizens, who condemn the current illegitimate government of Russia in the war with Ukraine, have partially interrupted the railway connection between Belarus and Ukraine,” he said.
With regard to the progress of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has stressed that Russian troops have been prevented from passing on several fronts: in the directions to Kryvyi Rog and Novovorontsovka; to the cities of Popasna and Kurakhovo, as well as in Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region.
“In the southeast direction, ground operations of troops and individual units are being supported, and the bases and seaports in the Black Sea Operational Zone are being defended. The defense of the city of Mykolaiv continues”, he has detailed.
(With information from Europa Press)
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