WorldRussia unveils monument depicting Soviet soldier smashing Japan’s chrysanthemum emblem; PM demands its removal
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has demanded that Russia dismantle a 15-meter monument unveiled in Khabarovsk to mark the Soviet victory over militarist Japan and the end of World War II. The sculpture shows a Soviet soldier smashing a chrysanthemum-emblazoned border post. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova defended the monument and Russia’s historical memory.
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Russia unveils monument depicting Soviet soldier smashing Japan’s chrysanthemum emblem; PM demands its removal