Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto invites Vladimir Putin, with ‘India’ reference
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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto shake hands during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit his country in 2026 or 2027. “We will be very happy to host you in our country,” Prabowo, who is visiting Russia, said.
“Because India should not be the only country you travel to,” Prabowo said in a lighter note, referring to the Russian President’s visit to India last week.
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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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto talk during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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
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.
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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.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto shake hands during their meeting. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto shake hands during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) 
