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Russian Embassy in Seoul Keeps Wartime Slogan Banner Despite Removal Request

Seoul deems the wartime slogan provocative, given its condemnation of the Ukraine invasion, with growing concern over Russia–North Korea cooperation.

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Südkorea hat gegen ein Siegesbanner protestiert, das kurz vor dem vierten Jahrestag des Beginn des russischen Angriffskriegs in der Ukraine an der russischen Botschaft in Seoul aufgehängt wurde.

Overview

  • South Korea’s foreign ministry formally asked the Russian Embassy to take down a large banner reading “Victory Will Be Ours,” but the display remained in place Monday afternoon local time.
  • The embassy said hanging banners on its grounds is routine and indicated the sign would come down after Russia’s Defender of the Fatherland Day.
  • The banner’s message is a well-known wartime slogan in Russia, frequently used around the February 23 holiday and linked to Soviet-era appeals from June 22, 1941.
  • Seoul views Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine as illegal and has participated in parts of the sanctions regime, heightening sensitivity to overt political messaging at foreign missions.
  • South Korea has flagged security worries over closer Russia–North Korea ties, with the NIS estimating large North Korean munitions transfers to Russia and roughly 15,000 personnel sent to support Russian forces.