By Tess Ikonomou in Canberra

Australia has warned Vladimir Putin he’s not welcome in the region, amid reports Russia is seeking to base long-range aircraft in an Indonesian province near Darwin.

Military publication Janes on Tuesday reported Moscow was seeking permission from Jakarta for Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft to be based at the Manuhua Air Force Base at Biak Numfor – about 1400 kilometres from Australia’s mainland.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government was seeking further information.

“We obviously do not want to see Russian influence in our region,” he told reporters in Melbourne.

“We have a position which is we stand with Ukraine to regard Vladimir Putin as an authoritarian leader who has broken international law, who’s attacking the sovereignty of the nation of Ukraine.”

Earlier, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia had reached out to Indonesia, but Jakarta had not yet responded.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton labelled the Russian president a “murderous dictator” and said he wasn’t welcome in Australia’s neighbourhood.

“My message to President Putin is that we don’t share any values … and we do not want the military presence from Russia in our region, which would be destabilising for southeast Asia,” he said.

“It would certainly be a very different calculation for the risks that posed to our country in a period that is very uncertain.”

Mr Dutton said it would be “a catastrophic failure” for the Albanese government if it had been unaware of the request.

Russia, which has a “no-limits friendship” with China, has taken steps to strengthen its defence ties with Indonesia as its war on Ukraine dragged into the fourth year.

Russian deputy trade and industry minister Alexey Gruzdev addressed a business forum held in Jakarta on Monday, stressing Moscow’s commitment to boosting co-operation.

The deepening defence relationship between Moscow and Jakarta has alarmed Canberra.