Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto invites Vladimir Putin, with ‘India’ reference

Russia-Indonesia ties

Earlier, Putin told Prabowo that Moscow was pleased with the developing military ties between the two countries and was ready to help Jakarta in the field of nuclear energy. Putin, who hosted Prabowo in the Kremlin, said he also wanted to talk about what he called a slight decrease this year in the volume of Russian wheat exports to Indonesia.

It was the second time the pair had met this year in Russia, as Putin courts the leader of the world’s fourth most populous country – part of a strategy to build stronger ties with the Global South as his economy remains under Western sanctions because of the war in Ukraine.

In televised exchanges between the two leaders, Prabowo hailed the “excellent” state of relations.

❗️ President Subianto Invites Putin to Indonesia in 2026/27

“India should not be the only country you travel to,” Subianto joked. pic.twitter.com/I268W1NNni

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Putin, Prabowo discuss nuclear energy, trade

Russia is building nuclear power plants in a number of countries, and Putin told Prabowo: “If you consider it possible to engage our specialists, we are always at your disposal.” Indonesia has said that it wants to build its first nuclear power plant by 2032, with 500 MW capacity, aiming for it to come online in the next decade.

In agriculture, Putin said Indonesia has a slight trade surplus with Russia. “We have no complaints; we are ready to seek ways to further develop relations in this sector,” he said.

“I believe the supply of wheat to your market has decreased slightly. This will also be a subject of our discussion today.”

Prabowo has maintained Indonesia’s non-aligned foreign policy, vowing to befriend any country, including Russia and the United States. He has said Indonesia will not be joining any military bloc. Russia has praised what it says is Indonesia’s balanced position on the war in Ukraine.

Russia and Indonesia conducted their first joint naval exercises in the Java Sea in November 2024. Military ties “are developing and are at a level of good professional cooperation”, Putin said. “Indonesian specialists are constantly training at our universities, including military academies.”