Putin Hosts Indonesia's Prabowo in Russia in Bid to Deepen Ties

PRABOWO SUBIANTO - ST PETERSBURG, Russia. 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.

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