MANILA, Philippines — He “loves” China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin is his “idol.”Now President Duterte has a new idol: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Duterte expressed his admiration for Kim after the two Koreas last week agreed to put an end to their war and work for denuclearization. Just months ago, Duterte had described Kim as a crazy man with dangerous toys. Now he said he would greet and congratulate Kim if given the opportunity and would tell him, “I admire you. The willingness of Kim and South Korea President Moon Jae-in to work together, he pointed out, eased tensions in the Korean peninsula.

Source: Philippine Star April 29, 2018 15:56 UTC