Russian Embassy in Seoul Takes Down Banner and Cancels Event After Criticism
I am actually surprised the Russian Embassy actually responded to such criticism in this way, I would have guessed they would have kept the banner up and conducted their event:
The Russian Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday removed a controversial banner on its outer wall of the embassy complex amid speculation the message might allude to Russia’s war with Ukraine, while canceling an external event commemorating its military.
The removal came after the embassy recently caused controversy by hanging a banner on the exterior wall of its building that read “victory will be ours” in Russian. The phrase, though used during World War II, drew criticism for being reminiscent of the war with Ukraine.
The embassy had also planned to hold an event commemorating Defender of the Fatherland Day near its building in central Seoul on the day, but is said to have canceled the plan at the last minute and converted it into an internal event.
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