Ukraine crisis may send ripples through Indo-Pacific, analysts say – Sat, March 5 2022

More than a week since Russia launched its self-justified invasion of Ukraine, strategic thinkers from Southeast Asia have started to reflect on the potential impact the conflict might have on the periphery, including in the Indo-Pacific.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to conduct a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Feb. 24 has sparked widespread condemnation, including from Russians themselves, but Moscow’s relentless attacks since then have sparked fears that the conflict could have knock-on effects on other parts of the world.

Kishore Mahbubani, the director of the Asian Peace Program at the National University of Singapore (NUS), said that while it was still too early to tell what the outcome of Russia’s invasion would be, a crisis in Europe would definitely have implications in Asia.