Indonesia Ignores the US & Propose a Peace Plan for Russia-Ukraine Conflict!

Hello everyone and welcome to Geopolitical Trends. So good to be with you as always. Indonesia submits 3-point settlement proposal for the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Will it succeed? In this video, I'm going to provide you my insights as to why this proposal, while it may help push for peace, it also serves Indonesia's interest, especially considering what's taking place or what's going on in Asia. But before I'll delve deeper into this, let me express my sincere thanks to the channel's members and supporters. And for you, if this is your first time, uh, landing on this channel, make sure to subscribe and smash that notification button so you will be notified every time I upload a new video or do a live stream. And thank you for your support. Let's dive in into this. Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has proposed a plan to peacefully settle the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine. And this plan, it includes 3 key points. One is a ceasefire. Two is the establishment of demilitarized zone. And three is the deployment of the UN, United Nations peacekeepers. So the question becomes where this came from and why is all of a sudden Indonesia out of the other ASEAN countries. So Indonesia's initiative was presented, as a matter of fact, on June 3rd or 4th, uh, at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore. So the Indonesian minister said, and I quote, let me get you guys the quote here, the first item of the Indonesian The plan calls for an immediate ceasefire on both sides, after which each side withdraws 15 kilometers from its current positions to establish a new demilitarized zone, with the need to quickly deploy international peacekeepers there. End of quote. Well, this will lead me to ask 3 questions. First of all, will it work? Second, will the US and West and the West, collective West, that is, support this initiative? And third, what's in it for Indonesia? So the plan also calls for the referendum in the disputed areas, and of course he wants it under the supervision of the UN. But the UN has no teeth. The UN is weak. You know, it's useless basically to objectively confirm the will of the majority of the population there. But the minister, the defense minister, that is, of Indonesia, did not specify what was meant by these areas. So what are we talking about? Is Crimea included? Some— we all know what happened in 2014 when Crimea voted to secede from Ukraine in a referendum that most of the world has condemned as illegal. Because here's the thing, what the Western media refrained from disclosing is— well, it was that back then in 2014, early results when 50% of the votes were counted, it showed that 95.5% of the ballots were in favor of joining Russia. So this is what I see, what the Defense Minister of Indonesia saying, you know, when he said the areas, well, which areas are we talking about? So he wasn't very, very clear about it. So, and here's the thing, he only stressed that he, the Defense Minister, that is, only stressed that Indonesia was ready to participate in all these operations. Including sending its military forces as a part of the international peacekeeping mission. But I don't think so, it's gonna work, because first of all, the West might not even agree to this proposal. We all remember China proposed one and it was shut down from the get-go. So the minister, the defense minister that is, stressed that the measures he mentioned have, and I put this in quote, "proven effective in the course of history," end of quote. What is he referring to? He's referring to the Korean Peninsula as an example. And the minister said, and I quote, "Yes, the conflict is still frozen." This is in reference to the Korean Peninsula. "The conflict is still frozen in Korea and needs a lasting solution." But despite that, there has been some peace there for at least 50 years, which is much better than mass destruction and killing innocent people. End of quote. He got a point there, but the situation in Ukraine is slightly different. You know, the geopolitical landscape over there is different than the one in the Korean Peninsula. At the same time, like I said earlier, what's in it for Indonesia? So given what's going on in Asia, what do I mean by this? You're looking at NATO opening an office in Japan. You're looking at China refusal to meet with the US, which just happened recently. You're looking at Australia now stating that China is a national security threat. You're looking at the Philippines expanding or adding 4 military bases for the US on its territory. So all this suggests that Indonesia's concerns about regional security, or tensions that is, are becoming a great concern. That is the reason why Indonesia wanted to propose this. So, and by the way guys, if you like the content of my videos here, please hit that like button and subscribe if you have not done so, and And thank you very much for your support. So at the same time, while Indonesia introduced this, Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Moscow has indicated on many occasions that it was ready for negotiations. But we all know who's blocking Ukraine from sitting down to negotiate with the Russians. No, it's the United States, straightforward. So China, as you may know, has already presented a settlement proposal, the 12 points. It was rejected by the United States and the collective West. Even China sent the delegates. It sent a delegate to Ukraine for this purpose. And in addition to China, you have other countries also taking initiative to sort of mediate between the parties of the conflict. Among those countries, to my knowledge, was Turkey, okay, Brazil, and even South Africa. But everything was almost shut down by the United States. It's almost like we wanted the conflict to prolong, which appears to be the case, sadly. So this is why for Indonesia, it's, it's, it's a, it's of strategic interest because remember, ASEAN countries wants to maintain their neutrality, except for the Philippines. Philippines is going to be the weak link inside ASEAN, in my opinion. So that's almost the same like when it comes down to India in BRICS, because India is already in, in Quad, quadrilateral alliance, and also in, in, uh, in, uh, and you have also the Quad and AUKUS. That is, those are the problem. So here's my conclusion for you, because I always like to keep these videos short and brief and concise. Here is my conclusion for you. When the news— I'm sure you do remember— when the news of the AUKUS agreement broke in September 2021, it caught everyone in Southeast Asia by surprise. While it was understood that AUKUS is not a military alliance It had signal. Here is the key. It had signal to agitate the strategic landscape for ASEAN. That is the reason why Indonesia is taking the initiative here. And as a matter of fact, in Indonesia at that time when AUKUS was announced, not a single, not a single member of the parliament endorsed it because they want to remain neutral. So the government issued a 5-point response to AUKUS at the time, which avoided the mention of AUKUS altogether in itself, but stated that Indonesia was deeply concerned over the continuing arms race, over the continuing, uh, sort of arms race and power projection in the region. That is the concern that Jakarta was clearly wary of the developments that's taking place. Now you see why Indonesia took the initiative and proposed this. But I have my doubts that it's going to move forward because the US will block it. The bottom line is we don't— we in the United States, we don't want an end to that conflict. Sadly, you know, I don't understand why the government, US government that is, is really fueling this to even move forward with this. Now you look at also the tensions in Asia, and this is the reason why Indonesia wanted at least to initiate some sort of— take action in the hope that it will manifest itself in reaching peace between Ukraine and Russia. If you guys like this video here, once again, just hit that like button and subscribe, and I will truly appreciate it. So As always, guys, remember, geopolitics impacts your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, guys. Bye-bye.