From Jakarta to Manila, south-east Asia turns to Russia to plug fuel, fertiliser gaps caused by Iran war

South-east Asia, which relied heavily on the Middle East for energy and fertiliser, is desperately seeking to plug huge gaps in its supplies The European Union has sounded the alarm to countries in south-east Asia, urging them not to turn to Russia for oil supplies as they try to cope with widespread fuel shortages caused by the ​Middle East conflict. After meeting foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast ‌Asian ⁠Nations (Asean) in Brunei on Tuesday, the EU’s foreign policy chief K...

By Rebecca Ratcliffe and Michael Neilson