STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT. Foreign Affairs Ministry official Teuku Faizasyah on Monday said the U.N. Security Council resolution on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict already accommodates Indonesia’s views on de-escalation and cessation of violence as a precondition for negotiations. Regarding Ukraine’s desire to join NATO, Teuku said Indonesia cannot judge a country’s policy choices. However, transparency with neighboring countries – related to national interests – is needed to avoid miscommunication.
House Speaker Puan Maharani during 144th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly general debate on Monday said the New Zealand’s proposal for resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which garnered the most votes as an emergency item, was fundamentally similar to the spirit of peace promoted by Indonesia. Indonesia, she said, attempted to reach an agreement on this emergency item request.
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby on Monday said the Pentagon observes Russia has not yet achieved most of its goals in Ukraine, despite entering the 26th day of invasion of Ukraine. The United States deemed the effectiveness of Ukraine’s defense has hindered further Russian attacks, including in the battle in Mariupol. Kirby also said that Russia’s long-term plans and strategies in its “military operation” in Ukraine was a step towards erasing Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) Executive Director Tauhid Ahmad on Tuesday said Indonesia, as the host of the 2022 G20 Presidency, is expected to prioritize discussions for finding solutions to economic problems emerging from the Russian-Ukrainian war by updating approaches to handle strategic issues.
Ahmad said Indonesia should renew G20 strategic issues, so that the economic impacts of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has deepened the global economic crisis, could be overcome. Ahmad emphasized that during the G20 Presidency, Indonesia does not need to direct or bring the Russian-Ukrainian conflict to a juncture in order to find political solutions, but to focus on taking preventive steps against the economic impacts of the war (Red/many sources).
