U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky ended in a highly publicized shouting match last week, with the Ukrainian leader forced to cut short his visit without signing any agreement on the ongoing conflict with Russia.

And while the chaos at the White House didn’t directly relate to the Korean Peninsula, both South Korea and North Korea will have taken note of the crystal clear message in the meeting — that Washington’s commitment to not just Ukraine but Europe, NATO and other allies is far from assured.

This commitment was further