The deepening of ties between Russia and Indonesia is part of Moscow’s bid to forge new relations with the Global South
Prabowo thanked Putin for his support over Indonesia’s entry to Brics and said that ties between the two countries were improving.
Russia and Indonesia’s foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Sugiono, speaking in Moscow earlier this week, mentioned a possible strategic partnership between the two countries.
Russia has proposed deepening military, security, trade and nuclear ties with Indonesia, which has the world’s fourth largest population.
