War in Ukraine: Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to mediate between Moscow and kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo after a joint press conference after their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 30, 2022. AP - Alexander Zemlianichenko

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The Indonesian President announces that he has delivered a message from Volodymyr Zelensky to Vladimir Putin this Thursday, June 30.

Joko Widodo was received in Moscow after going to kyiv.

He did not reveal the content of the message but the Indonesian president, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the G20, wishes to mediate in the crisis.

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The Indonesian president wishes to set up, he says, a channel of communication between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. 

Joko Widodo, who was received successively in kyiv and Moscow, is to host the next G20 summit in November on his soil in Indonesia. 

Vladimir Poutine was invited there but its possible presence is the subject of many controversies.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi affirms that the participation of the Russian president is " 

" given the context of the war with Ukraine.

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The wheat issue

Indonesia has so far attempted to appear neutral in the conflict, refraining last February from condemning Russia as an aggressor state.

But Jakarta also depends on the import of Ukrainian wheat, blocked by the Russians in the Black Sea.

Indonesians are already affected by the increase in certain foodstuffs and fear a food crisis.

This is no doubt also why President Widodo is mobilizing and trying to mediate in the Ukrainian conflict. 

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• Indonesia

• Joko Widodo

• Ukraine

• Russia

• Vladimir Poutine

• Volodymyr Zelensky