Ukraine war's threat to borders matters for Indo-Pacific, EU chief says in India

Von der Leyen calls for 'positive vision' and rejection of 'spheres of influence'

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in New Delhi on April 25. (India's Press Information Bureau via Reuters)

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Describing Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a "direct threat" to Europe's security, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the war also holds implications for the Indo-Pacific region.

"We will make sure that the unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine will be a strategic failure," she said in her keynote address to open the 7th Raisina Dialogue, India's annual flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics.

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