Summary of "Presiden Prabowo Diskusi Kerja Sama dengan Putin di Rusia - [Prioritas Indonesia]"

President Prabowo Subianto’s Visit to Russia

President Prabowo Subianto is visiting Russia for the third time since becoming Indonesia’s president. He is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 10, 2025. The meeting aims to strengthen strategic cooperation between Indonesia and Russia, focusing on enhancing trade relations and discussing international and regional issues.

Key Discussion Points

Trade Cooperation Efforts are underway to finalize and sign a free trade agreement by the end of 2025. Currently, trade between the two countries is valued at approximately $4.7 billion, with a recent 40% increase in trade volume. However, Indonesia faces a trade deficit with Russia, importing more than it exports. President Prabowo has encouraged Russia to increase exports of palm oil to help balance trade.
Disaster Response and Defense Cooperation Following a recent natural disaster in Sumatra, President Putin expressed condolences and hopes for recovery. Discussions may include enhancing Indonesia’s disaster response capabilities, particularly through the acquisition of helicopters (Alista) for disaster management.
Agricultural and Educational Cooperation Russia has offered to supply raw materials such as fertilizer to Indonesia. There is also an initiative to increase the number of Indonesian students studying in Russia.
Tourism Plans are in place to boost tourism by increasing flights from Moscow to Denpasar, aiming to enhance Indonesia’s tourism revenue.

Additional Context

President Prabowo expressed gratitude for Russia’s longstanding support since Indonesia’s independence, including Soviet-era contributions to infrastructure development. Russia views Indonesia as a key partner for distributing its products in the Asia Pacific region and is one of Indonesia’s largest trading partners in Southeast Asia.

Overall, the visit is expected to deepen bilateral relations across economic, defense, educational, and tourism sectors.

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