Ukraine war

A liquefied natural gas plant operated by Russia's Sakhalin Energy. Europe would struggle to fill the gap created by the cutoff of gas from Russia.
Ukraine war

Europe faces 40m ton gas shortage on Russia cutoff

Global prices could rise on a scramble to purchase and a shortage of carriers

3 March 2022
A woman who fled Russia's invasion of Ukraine holds her grandson as she sits near a refugee shelter Hungary.
Ukraine war

Japan to accept refugees from Ukraine

Kishida weighs separate arrangement from COVID border controls

3 March 2022
Japanese automakers Honda and Mazda will suspend some business in Russia following that country's invasion of Ukraine. (Source photos by Reuters)
Ukraine war

Honda and Mazda to halt exports to Russia

Growing wave of companies reconsider business in sanctions-hit country

2 March 2022
Supermarket shelves are nearly empty as worries grow about food and medicine supplies. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa)
Ukraine war

Determination prevails in Ukraine as Russia steps up attack

Despite dwindling supplies, Kyiv residents hunker down

2 March 2022
The European Union blocks seven Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system.
Ukraine war

EU blocks seven Russian banks from SWIFT for Ukraine invasion

Sberbank, country's largest, and Gazprombank spared from sanction

2 March 2022
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has insisted on remaining neutral over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Prayuth shrugs off request from 25 ambassadors to condemn Russia

Thailand uses ASEAN statement as political cover to stay neutral on Ukraine war

2 March 2022
A handful of Asian aircraft leasing companies rent jets to Aeroflot and other Russian carriers. European Union sanctions require leasing operators to terminate their rental contracts in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. 
Ukraine war

Jet leasing companies race to pull planes from sanction-hit Russia

Questions swirl over how Asian plane suppliers can recover aircraft, unpaid bills

2 March 2022
Mike Mullen, former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff greets Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu as he and other members of the U.S. delegation arrive at Taipei Songshan airport in Taipei on Tuesday.
International relations

Biden delegation backs Taiwan amid China threat, Ukraine war

Former Secretary of State Pompeo also due to arrive in Taipei later Wednesday

2 March 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington on Tuesday.
Politics

Transcript: President Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address

Mostly domestic speech opened with comments on Ukraine war

2 March 2022
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
Ukraine war

Biden rebukes Russia in State of the Union with Cold War backdrop

Few mentions of China, as president touts battle between democracy and autocracy

2 March 2022
A Ukrainian tourist cries in front of the Russian Embassy in Colombo on Feb. 28 during a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
The Nikkei View

Putin's only path forward is a cease-fire

Russia cannot be allowed to strip people of independence and freedom

2 March 2022
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Turkey rejects Russia's request for navy ships to pass Bosporus

Invoking 1936 convention, Ankara turns back non-home based vessels

2 March 2022
Oil and Wheat prices are surging as the crisis in Ukraine deepens. (Source photo by Reuters)
Ukraine war

Oil prices surge on Ukraine war as Exxon plans Russia exit

Wheat prices hit 10-year high as conflict threatens global supply

2 March 2022
Three major Japanese insurers have added Russian and Ukrainian waters to a list of high-risk navigation areas subject to additional premiums.
Insurance

Russia sanctions poke holes in insurance for Japanese companies

SWIFT expulsion puts frequently used reinsurance arrangements at risk

2 March 2022
A soldier holds a Javelin missile system during a military exercise near Rivne, Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Secret to Ukraine's fierce resistance? Javelin antitank missiles

Lightweight U.S.-made weapon game changer in unconventional warfare

2 March 2022
The area near the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile attack, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Mar. 1: ASEAN cannot afford to remain silent.
Opinion

ASEAN needs to uphold principles, not neutrality, in Ukraine war

Singapore has shown bold action can advance a country's national interests

2 March 2022
Ukrainian service members stand guard outside the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile attack, in central Kharkiv on March 1.
Ukraine war

Russian forces step up attacks on Ukraine's civilian areas

'Nobody will forgive,' President Zelenskyy says after Kharkiv bloodshed

2 March 2022
The ruble has collapsed against the dollar over the past several days amid tightening financial sanctions.
Finance

Russia's credit crunch raises specter of default

G-7 finance chiefs pledge more action as debt yields soar and liquidity tightens

2 March 2022
Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.N. Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks at an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly on Ukraine on Feb. 28. 
Ukraine war

Ukraine, West seek to pressure Russia at divided U.N.

Kyiv's envoy warns global democracy at risk as countries take sides

2 March 2022
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Ukraine war

Ukraine foreign minister asks China to mediate ceasefire

In phone call, Beijing says it supports negotiations to end war

2 March 2022
 A Ukrainian serviceman holding a weapon in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Feb. 25. 
Caixin

Caixin report: Beginning of the end for post-Cold War global order

Russia attack on Ukraine grows out of mounting unease over NATO's expansion east

1 March 2022
Ukrainians waiting to cross over into Romania. (Photo by Oksana Grytsenko)
Ukraine war

How I become a war refugee: Diary of a Ukrainian journalist

Former life in Kyiv 'a distant past, almost like a dream'

1 March 2022
America's long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber B-52H Stratofortress seen here in Nevada. South Korea's presidential hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo questioned the effectiveness of U.S.-based weapons to deter nuclear threats from North Korea. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)
Ukraine war

From Manila to Tokyo, defense debate heats up amid Ukraine war

Call for nuclear-sharing emerges as countries revisit deterrence measures

1 March 2022
Supporters of Ukraine protest outside the Russian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 28. Malaysia has had a muted response to the war so far.
Ukraine war

Sanctions vs. caution: How the Ukraine war has divided Asia

Japan, Singapore take firm stands as most of ASEAN, India avoid slamming Moscow

1 March 2022
"The Taiwanese people can rest assured that we are working to ensure our nation's security," President Tsai Ing-wen said of Russia's war on Ukraine. (Source photos by AFP/Jiji and Reuters) 
Ukraine war

Taipei plays down fears of 'Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow'

Island rattled by Putin's war, but steels resolve against possible China attack

1 March 2022