Indonesia's Widodo to visit Zelenskyy and Putin

G-20 president to discuss humanitarian, food crises in visits to Kyiv and Moscow

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, will address humanitarian and food crises during the meetings with Zelenskyy, left, and Putin. (Source photos by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, AP and Reuters)

ERWIDA MAULIA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

June 22, 2022 15:42 JST

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo will fly to Ukraine and Russia to meet with each country's respective leader later this month, Indonesia's foreign minister confirmed on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Widodo will visit Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.