In Kyiv, Jokowi seeks to limit excesses of war

Show of unity: Jokowi and Zelenskyy shaking hands during a press conference in Kyiv. — AFP

PRESIDENT Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine in an effort to find ways to alleviate some of the pressure the war has put on the global economy.

Alongside his role as president, Jokowi was in the Ukrainian capital in his capacity as chair of the Group of 20 largest economies and as one of the six world leaders the United Nations has appointed as “champions” of its Global Crisis Response Group, formed to address the threat of hunger and destitution posed by the war.