, Columnist
Ukraine’s Survival Is Vital to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
While concerns of war weariness grow in the US and Europe, there is no letup of support for Kyiv from key parts of East Asia.
Fumio Kishida stands by Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Photographer: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
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As the war in Ukraine runs longer, calls for the US to pull back from that conflict and refocus on Asia are getting louder. Interestingly, however, one hears less of that critique in Asia itself. America’s frontline allies in the region understand that what happens in Ukraine won’t stay there — it will either strengthen or weaken a larger global order on which they depend.
This became clear last month, when I traveled to Seoul for the Asian Leadership Conference. At an event nominally focused on Asia, Ukraine was front and center.