The Indonesian Minister of Defense proposed a peace plan for the war in Ukraine on Saturday, calling for the establishment of a demilitarized zone and a UN-led referendum in areas described as disputed territories.
Prabowo Subianto urged defense ministers and military officials from various countries, gathered at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a prominent Asian security summit in Singapore, to issue a declaration calling for a cessation of hostilities.
He proposed a multi-point plan that includes a ceasefire "at the current locations where both warring parties are stationed" and the creation of a demilitarized zone by withdrawing 15 kilometers from each side's operational sites.
He stated that the demilitarized zone should be monitored and overseen by a peacekeeping force deployed by the UN, adding that the UN should hold a referendum "to objectively ascertain the wishes of the majority of residents in the various disputed areas."
Indonesia's proposal follows President Joko Widodo's visits to Moscow and Kyiv, where he offered to mediate between the leaders of the two countries and revive peace talks. At that time, he was also chairing the G20.
During the Shangri-La Dialogue meetings, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell noted that if military support for Ukraine were to cease, the war would quickly end but at the cost of the country's sovereignty against external aggression.
Borrell stated, "We cannot stop military support for Ukraine because we do not want a peace that is a peace of surrender, a peace of the stronger party."
