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The Star
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- The Star
Indonesia's President Prabowo receives call from Trump ahead of Russia visit
INDONESIA: President Prabowo Subianto received a 15-minute phone call from United States President Donald Trump (pic) on Thursday (June 12) evening, during which both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and supporting global stability, just days before Prabowo is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "As leaders of two major countries, President Prabowo and President Trump agreed to deepen cooperation between Indonesia and the US,' Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said in a statement on Friday (June 13). 'Both reiterated their support for efforts to maintain global peace and stability'. The call marked the second conversation between the two presidents since Trump's re-election in 2024. They last spoke in November, when Prabowo congratulated Trump on his victory. Thursday's call came ahead of Prabowo's state visit to Moscow, where he is scheduled to meet Putin on Wednesday. The visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of Indonesia-Russia diplomatic relations and is expected to result in a joint declaration and at least three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Rolliansyah Soemirat confirmed that the president would not attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Canada on Tuesday, citing a scheduling conflict. Prabowo is set to travel to Singapore on Monday before continuing on to Russia. Rolliansyah noted that the Moscow visit had been planned since 2024. Prabowo's diplomatic balancing act comes amid escalating tensions between Washington and Moscow over Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump recently described Putin as 'crazy' for intensifying attacks on Ukrainian cities, warning that such aggression could lead to Russia's downfall. Despite the geopolitical strain, Prabowo has maintained Jakarta's ties with Moscow, particularly in trade and defense procurement. He also held talks with Putin last year, ahead of his presidential inauguration in October. - The Jakarta Post/ANN
Sydney Morning Herald
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Andrew Hastie is a rising Liberal star. Where is he in the election campaign?
Since he entered parliament a decade ago, Andrew Hastie has been spoken about as a potential future Liberal leader. The telegenic former Special Forces troop commander is one of the Coalition's most senior frontbenchers, an articulate communicator who should be an asset in an election campaign in which national security is playing a major role. Yet the 42-year-old has barely featured on the national stage in the campaign, even as the Coalition goes on the attack over a reported push by Russia to base long-range aircraft in Indonesia and accuses Labor of failing to spend enough on defence to keep the nation safe. Hastie has not conducted any national media interviews since the election campaign began on March 31, and has appeared only once alongside Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on the campaign trail. That was when they travelled to the Northern Territory to announce the Coalition would end Chinese firm Landbridge's long-term lease of the Port of Darwin. The only time he has made national news during the campaign was when comments he made in 2018 – saying he did not believe women should serve in close combat roles – resurfaced after the Liberal candidate for Whitlam was disendorsed after making similar remarks. Hastie's absence has been noticed by Anthony Albanese, who taunted Hastie about his absence from the campaign on Monday. Loading Albanese said the Coalition frontbench was made up of 'leftovers' from the Morrison government, and that 'anyone with a remotely moderate view has been chased out' of the Liberal Party. 'There is chaos on their side. They have senior shadow ministers who haven't been sighted,' the prime minister said at a press conference in Batemans Bay on Monday morning. 'I don't know where Andrew Hastie's been. He's the shadow defence minister.' Instead, opposition foreign affairs spokesman David Coleman and home affairs spokesman James Paterson have taken the lead on the Indonesia-Russia defence co-operation story.
