Australia asks Indonesia about Russian request to base aircraft in Papua province

'We obviously do not want to see Russian influence in our region,' Albanese says

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. © Reuters

SYDNEY/JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government has asked Indonesia about a report in the defense publication Janes that Russia has requested basing military aircraft in Papua, as the issue dominated Australia's election campaign on Tuesday.

"We obviously do not want to see Russian influence in our region," Albanese told reporters.

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