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Ukraine has become an elections wild card for some countries
From the US to France, the Philippines and Australia, the war will weigh on voters' minds
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Unless a country is at war or under threat, foreign policy is normally low on the priorities of voters - but from Manila to Maine and from Melbourne to Tokyo, the war in Ukraine has become a wild card.
The most obvious common factor is inflation, driven by high oil and food prices. Much of that will be felt most intensely in Europe; Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe and Russia its gas station.
