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The Russian sailors took part in the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Russian-Indonesian diplomatic relations ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed Indonesia's leader with France's top award during a visit to a military base on ...

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Indonesia has previously granted requests for Russian military aircraft to use Biak in transit. The suggestion of a permanent base for unspecified long-range Russian military aircraft went well ...

The Albanese government reportedly knew about Russia’s request to use an Indonesian military base for long-range military aircraft as early as March. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman.

An April 14 report by defence publication Janes, citing anonymous government sources, said Moscow was considering establishing a military base in Biak, in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua.

Allowing Russia to use Indonesian military bases will undermine this aspiration, as it can be seen as subservient to a foreign power.