Ukraine boosts political ties in Southeast Asia with peace treaty

Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba applauds during the signing ceremony of a Treaty of Amity and Cooperation with Southeast Asian nations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 10, 2022. [Vincent Thian/AP]

Ukraine has signed a peace treaty with nations in Southeast Asia, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support and further isolate Russia on the world stage.

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kulbela signed the Treaty on Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on Thursday.