reynaldo: under putin's leadership, islam has become a part of russia.sia's national identity now also encompasses islam. reporter: the reverse is true for the image of the u.s., budiman sudjatmiko, from the country's ruling party, stresses. the wars against muslim-majority states like afghanistan, iraq, and libya have been stirring up antipathy toward u.s. foreign policy for years. many indonesians see the u.s. as a superpower out for global domination and to crush other cultures. budiman: as far as the war between russia and ukraine is concerned, russian is seen as the only country that has the courage to oppose western expansion plans. i overhear conversations in small stores or taxis where people say, “the west seems to want ukraine.” and that is perceived as a clear threat to russia. reporter: officially, the indonesian government is neutral. president joko widodo has presented himself as an unbiased mediator. he recently visited kyiv and the destruction in surrounding neighborhoods, but then travelled on to moscow. budiman: our response is proporti