People say that in the past, powerful nations—as the holders of hegemony—were able to keep international interaction orderly. But these days, powerful nations cannot always regulate the behavior of weak nations.

John Lennon dreamed, Imagine there is no country, and we like to imagine living in the world without divisions, without enmities. But such imagination has no power…

Wars of imperialism and World Wars—as also the Ukraine War right now—are indeed not a ‘fight over a plot of earth’ that has no value.

Henry Kissinger warned that Ukraine could be a bridge between the West and Russia. To Russia, Ukraine can never be just a foreign country. Ukraine has been part of Russia for centuries. But the Kremlin must not “try to force Ukraine into a satellite status.”

Russian Ambassador to Indonesia, Lyudmila Vorobieva, sees Indonesia as an unofficial leader of ASEAN and an influential Islamic country. She talks about Russia’s offer for nuclear technology, strengthening trade, ASEAN, and the tension with NATO over Ukraine.