U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed Tuesday that his administration is moving “strongly” to implement the Indo-Pacific strategy even as they deal with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. During his White House meeting with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday, Biden said that the U.S. alliance with Singapore, as well as with other nations in the region, has grown in importance. He said that Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustifiable” war against Ukraine had threatened the core tenets of a rule-based international order, adding that all nations, regardless of size, have a right to their sovereignty. “Even as we address the crisis in Europe, my administration is strongly supportive of moving rapidly to implement the Indo-Pacific Strategy that we’ve talked about,” Biden said, adding that his administration wants to ensure that the region remains “free and open.” Biden said his discussion with Lee will cover the U.S.-ASEAN ties and the “freedom of …