Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu (right), who served as Russia's Defence Minister between 2012 and 2024, receives a gift from Indonesia's Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin after their bilateral meeting at the Defence Ministry in Jakarta on Feb 25, 2025. - AFP
JAKARTA: Russia and Indonesia took steps on Tuesday (Feb 25) to strengthen their defence ties with a meeting between a top Russian security official and Indonesia’s defence minister in the capital of Jakarta as Moscow's war on Ukraine entered its fourth year.
Ahead of the visit by Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti said he would discuss ways to deepen a defence partnership with Indonesia’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.
