This approach contrasts with Western-led efforts to support Ukraine by sending weapons, some observers added.
This approach contrasts with Western-led efforts to support Ukraine by sending weapons, which serve to further provoke Russia to continue its attacks, some observers added.
Widodo's trips to both countries could be seen as part of Indonesia's"independent and active" foreign policy. They were not widely expected to bring Russia, which invaded Ukraine on Feb 24, closer to a ceasefire, but the initiative's effectiveness cannot be measured in the short-term, some analysts have said.
Indonesia could appoint special missions to continue the bridging efforts, while roping in key nations that include the US and China, he suggested. Dr Dino Patti Djalal, former deputy foreign minister and founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia , called Widodo's peace mission to Ukraine and Russia a brilliant and timely initiative to try to end the war.
Widodo was believed to have acted out of a driving motivation, first, to ensure the success of the G-20 summit in Bali in mid-November, by ensuring that all world leaders turn up.
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