Widodo says handed Putin message from Zelensky, urges peaceful resolution

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that he handed the message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I conveyed President Zelensky’s message to President Putin,” Widodo said after talks with the Russian president in comments translated into Russian. Widodo said he expressed his “readiness” to help start “communication” between the two leaders.

“It is important to move towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine,” he said, adding that the country will be continuing to cooperate with Russia.