The invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces has sparked renewed concerns and debate about Taiwan's security, but will it lead to a shift in defence spending priorities and military preparedness?

By Brian Hioe

The Group of Seven (G7) country leaders have agreed to spend US$4.5 billion on addressing food security issues around the globe exacerbated by rising grain and food costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Finland and Sweden are now one step closer to becoming members of NATO after Turkey dropped its opposition to them joining the alliance, which has been taken in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Taiwan has announced sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is a quick review of the implications

By John Eastwood, Heather Hsiao, Jamie Chen, Nathan Snyder and Erin Hopkins

The ECCT arranged a special lunch featuring guest speaker Filip Grzegorzewski, Head of Office, of the European Economic and Trade Office to talk about the EU's response to the crisis in Ukraine and what the new reality means for EU member states and multinational companies

Taiwan's government is condemning Russia for undermining Ukraine's sovereignty... and is urging all sides to seek peaceful means to resolve their disputes

European Union leaders agreed at a summit today to make Ukraine and Moldova candidates to join the bloc, marking an historic move by Brussels following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The European Commission presented its opinions on the application for EU membership submitted by Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova and recommended that all three countries be candidate status on the understanding that steps are taken in a number of areas.

 Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says the government will be donating US$11.5 million to help Ukrainians who have fled the war in their country

The European Union's top official has proposed a reform of the bloc's electricity market, amid the energy price crisis hurting businesses and households.

The National Development Council (NDC) says a sharp rise in oil prices driven by the war between Russia and Ukraine could push annual inflation up to 2.5% at the very worst

A market analyst is warning that the supply chain of Taiwan's small and medium-sized semiconductor chipmakers could be interrupted as a result of rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine

Large amounts of supplies have been brought or sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Taipei headquarters after the agency opened a donation drive for Ukraine on Monday

"Panta Rhei" is the way Heraclitus put it; "Everything flows; you never step in the same river twice." Alfred North Whitehead's Process Philosophy expresses the same thought as well as Thomas Wolfe's novel, You Can't Go Home Again. Yet Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to drag Ukraine and Europe back to a bygone era.

By Jerome F Keating

Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands have announced Tuesday their plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks in the coming months.

Overseas institutional investors sold off their stock holdings on Taiwan's main exchange on Monday, as the situation in Ukraine and soaring international crude oil prices sent markets around Asia tumbling

Western countries have begun imposing a US$60-per-barrel price cap, and ban, on some types of Russian oil.

Taiwan is joining the growing list of countries calling for an investigation into alleged war crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has created a relief account for donations for Ukrainian refugees

The cabinet has held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the possible economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis on Taiwan