JAKARTA -- When news broke that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo supposedly secured Russian President Vladimir Putin's agreement to open a sea route for Ukrainian wheat exports, many Indonesians uttered one word: "Indomie."
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Indomie diplomacy: How inflation drove Jokowi to Kyiv and Moscow
From noodles to palm oil, high prices raise stakes of diplomacy for G-20 chair
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Kyiv and Moscow amid pressure from the public for relief from inflation and farmers for access to Russian fertilizer, as well as the threat of a boycott of the G-20 summit in November. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Getty Images)
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