RUSSIA'S invasion of Ukraine "deserves the condemnation," President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday, describing the ongoing armed conflict as "so brutal".

In a speech in Butuan City, Duterte acknowledged how both he and his "friend" Russian President Vladimir Putin are both facing cases before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity and war crimes, respectively.

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