TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Here are the highlights: Apple Gets Local Content Certificates in Indonesia, Still Needs More Permits; Russia Launches Major Ukraine Missile Attack After U.S. Cuts Off Military Aid; and South Korea Says Number Injured in Fighter Jet Misfire Rises to 29.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, has started a working visit to Indonesia and Malaysia on Monday to discuss security and defence issues, Russian news agencies reported.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu was in Indonesia for talks on Tuesday with President Prabowo Subianto and his defense minister, as Moscow and Jakarta seek to boost defense ties. Southeast Asia's biggest economy maintains a neutral foreign policy,

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A top Russian security official and Indonesia’s defense minister have held talks in Jakarta as Moscow’s war on Ukraine entered its fourth year

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"Even while Russia talks about peace, they are continuing their relentless aggression," Starmer said at the meeting.

Russian forces invaded Ukraine in what the Kremlin called "a special military operation". The invasion of Ukraine led major world powers to unite and slap sanctions on Moscow, while handing Kyiv unprecedented levels of aid.

Outside the EU, the United Kingdom has also been a staunch supporter of Ukraine. Since the full-scale invasion in February 2022, the U.K. has committed $16 billion to Ukraine. It also recently established a 100-year partnership with Ukraine, whereby both countries would look to strengthen their defense and security.

When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, Southeast Asians scrambled to address the ramifications for food security and gas prices. Before the war, nearly a third of wheat imports were coming from Ukraine. This has fallen by over half, the result of Russia’s targeted destruction of Ukraine’s agricultural production.