Jakarta, April 13 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto extended greetings for Orthodox Easter and Cosmonautics Day, both observed on April 12, 2026, to the Russian public during a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday.

As observed via a Presidential Secretariat livestream from Jakarta, Prabowo acknowledged the importance of both observances for Russia and praised Moscow's notable contributions to outer space exploration.

He went on to say that Russia's strong legacy in space flight had even influenced the Indonesian public, as reflected in naming practices.

"Many Indonesians name their children Gagarin or Yuri," Prabowo said, referring to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to successfully j...