Russia’s Putin meets Indonesia’s Prabowo in St Petersburg in bid to deepen ties
Source: CNA | Original Published At: 2025-06-19 13:08:00 UTC
Key Points
- Russia and Indonesia aim to deepen strategic partnership amid Western isolation of Russia
- Putin acknowledges Indonesia's BRICS membership as enhancing the bloc's global influence
- Talks occur against backdrop of Moscow's outreach to Global South nations
- Australian concerns noted regarding growing Russia-Indonesia ties
ST PETERSBURG: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held talks with President Vladimir Putin in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg on Thursday (Jun 19) as they explore ways to deepen what some officials have called a burgeoning strategic partnership.
The deepening of ties between Russia and Indonesia, part of Moscow’s bid to forge new relations with the Global South amid Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine war, has perturbed some powers such as Australia.
Meeting in the Constantine Palace, Putin noted Indonesia’s entry into BRICS as a full member and said he was sure it would make a significant contribution to the grouping, which he said was gaining clout in the world.
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.