The US president Joe Biden has said that the crisis in Ukraine is a global issue which heightens the importance of maintaining international order, territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Biden’s comments delivered at the opening of the “Quad” meeting of Indo-Pacific leaders in Tokyo came a day after he broke with convention and volunteered US military support for Taiwan, the self-governed island claimed by China.
“This is more than just a European issue. It’s a global issue,” Biden said of the crisis in Ukraine at the meeting of the United States, Japan, India and Australia.
He stressed Washington would stand with its allies and push for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
“International law, human rights must always be defended regardless of where they’re violated in the world,” he said.
