Kadrun Keeps Silent When Jokowi Carries Out Peace Missions In Ukraine And Russia, Eko Kuntadhi: They Prefer War

Bilateral meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in 2016. (Setkab doc)

JAKARTA - Social media activist Eko Kuntadhi questioned the appreciation of the group he labeled as kadrun for President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) diplomatic mission to fly to Ukraine and Russia.

Jokowi and his limited entourage visited the battlefields of the two conflict-ridden countries. During his visit, Jokowi raised the mission of peace.

Jokowi has directly met the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Then the peace mission continued to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Jokowi is on a mission of peace diplomacy, is there anyone who praises President Jokowi's steps for peace diplomacy?" said Eko in his Twitter account, @_ekokuntadhi, Thursday 30 June.

According to Eko, Kadrun did not appreciate the peace mission brought by Jokowi by visiting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday 29 June, and is now visiting Moscow, Russia.

In the absence of a positive response from Kadrun to Indonesia's attitude towards establishing a peace dialogue with Ukraine and Russia, Eko was furious. He said Kadrun preferred conflict to peace.

"I don't think there is one. They prefer war and destruction," said Eko.

President Jokowi has just met President Zelenskyy in Ukraine, Wednesday 29 June. After departing from Ukraine for Russia via Poland, the presidential entourage finally arrived in Moscow.

Arriving at Russia's Vnukovo II Airport on Thursday 30 June, Jokowi, who was also with First Lady Iriana, was greeted by Russian Federation officials. The group then headed to the hotel to prepare for the Kremlin to meet President Putin.