Nine months after Russian forces crossed into Ukraine, Kyiv signed an agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), acceding to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) to shore up international support to isolate Moscow.
Asean must stand together and must have a united voice in ending the war in Ukraine. Its own security, stability and prosperity as a region will be at stake when the conflict spills into the region.
The food crisis is the real threat due to the conflict in Ukraine. Sanctions could hurt not just the Russians but the entire world due to financial and market disruptions.
Filipinos must not make another mistake of electing a morally flawed presidential candidate who will defy conventional wisdom and line up the Philippines behind pariah states.
In Russia, television is the primary source of information and news among ordinary Russians. But television networks are tightly under the control of Vladimir Putin.
