(AP video shot by Andi Jatmiko) Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, right, and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin attend a wreath laying ceremony prior to their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo ...

Indonesia, southeast Asia's largest economy, has long maintained a neutral foreign policy. But President Prabowo Subianto appears keen to deepen defense and security ties with Russia.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu was in Indonesia for talks on Tuesday with President Prabowo Subianto and his defense minister, as Moscow and Jakarta seek to boost defense ties. Southeast Asia's biggest economy maintains a neutral foreign policy,

President Prabowo Subianto welcomed Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu at the Merdeka Palace on Tuesday afternoon as Jakarta and Moscow seek to strengthen defense cooperation, despite concerns from rights groups over the latter’s invasion of Ukraine.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Sergei K. Shoigu and his delegation with a luncheon hosted at the

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent punitive sanctions on Moscow have shifted Putin's geopolitical interest to Asia.

South-east Asia’s biggest economy maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Indonesia maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in great power competition between the United States and China.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, right, and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin inspect honor guards during a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting in Jakarta ...

Russia and Indonesia are strengthening defence ties as Russian security official Sergei Shoigu met Indonesia's defence minister in Jakarta. The visit

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP ... Ahead of the visit by Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti said he would discuss ways to deepen ...