Putin hosts Indonesia's Prabowo in Russia in bid to deepen ties

Indonesian President
Prabowo Subianto held talks with President
Vladimir Putin in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg on Thursday 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.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono (left) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. on Tuesday. Photo: dpa
Russia has proposed deepening military, security, trade and nuclear ties with Indonesia, which has the world's fourth largest population.

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