Russia-Ukraine and Restoration World Cooperation Institution

 

Russia's propaganda in its attack on Ukraine saying that Ukraine started an attack on a friendly country (Crimea, Donbass) recognised by Russia for its independence and jeopardises its geopolitics, is like their propaganda to build a narrative as a helper for the development of a third world country through cheap materials. Moreover, Russia is also campaigning that by safely using asbestos, they also have the same concerns as those who reject the asbestos trade.

 

The consensus mechanism will indeed be a good thing if all countries/parties are in a balanced position without any particular party having greater rights than others. Consensus requires openness in communication and a willingness to accept and consider the arguments of various parties. This mechanism has been proven in various places to have failed to create agreements for the common good. Both in the UN agency and the organs under it.

 

Resolution Push for Indonesia

Facing the deadlock on the consensus road which is dominated by certain parties, Indonesia should be able to build a way to get out of the stagnation. This ability was once demonstrated by the First President, Soekarno with the Non-Aligned idea which brought together newly independent countries into a single force that did not take sides with the political blocs after the second war.

 

In the case of Ukraine-Russia, we are quite surprised by Indonesia's siding with the UN Security Council resolution proposed by America et al. By condemning the invasion (the use of the word "invasion" is the NATO political perspective), like it or not, Indonesia has sided with one of the parties to the conflict. This is not favourable for Indonesia's position. We can condemn the military attacks that endanger humanity carried out by both Russia and Ukraine without having to judge what Russia did as a form of invasion. Similarly, Indonesia can also take a stance to condemn the trade in dangerous goods without a PIC.

 

Indonesia should take the attitude to ask Russia and Ukraine to stop fighting and start building a constructive dialogue without the intervention of other parties such as NATO members. Likewise, it is important for Indonesia to ask the Rotterdam Convention to temporarily stop the asbestos-chrysotile trade until the best arguments between the two sides are diametrically debated. Indonesia can mediate by distancing NATO from the Russia-Ukraine debate within the framework of peaceful resolution and humanitarian sustainability.