Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zakharova said on the 6th in response to Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's request that Russia demolish the monument to defeat militarism in Japan, that this is as ridiculous as demanding “don't blow the wind and the sun stop shining,” and not spread the “disease” that ignores the country's history to other countries. The Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk held an unveiling ceremony on the 4th for a monument commemorating Japan's victory over militarism. The monument is currently Russia's largest monument commemorating Japan's victory over militarism. It was built by the Russian Military History Society in cooperation with the Khabarovsk Krai government. In the center of the monument is a 15-meter-high statue of a Soviet soldier representing the Soviet Red Army, which defeated the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army. The soldier was armed with a long gun, and a border monument with a chrysanthemum-patterned border next to it was smashed in half. Zakharova said on the 6th, “Our territory was protected by our ancestors. Our history is based on facts, and our memories are engraved on monuments.” Zakharova specifically pointed out that Japan should ignore its own history and not spread this “disease” to other countries. Russian State Duma Member Oleg Matvichev said that World War II ended with Japan's unconditional surrender, and the monument in Khabarovsk was erected for this reason. Against this backdrop, Japan's request to demolish this monument is “ridiculous.” Vice Chairman of the Russian Military History Society Ovsiyenko said that the chrysanthemum pattern that was destroyed on the monument is a symbol of militarist Japan, and this design of the monument is correct and in line with historical facts.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zakharova said on the 6th in response to Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's request that Russia demolish the monument to defeat militarism in Japan, that this is as ridiculous as demanding “don't blow the wind and the sun stop shining,” and not spread the “disease” that ignores the country's history to other countries. The Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk held an unveiling ceremony on the 4th for a monument commemorating Japan's victory over militarism. The monument is currently Russia's largest monument commemorating Japan's victory over militarism. It was built by the Russian Military History Society in cooperation with the Khabarovsk Krai government. In the center of the monument is a 15-meter-high statue of a Soviet soldier representing the Soviet Red Army, which defeated the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army. The soldier was armed with a long gun, and a border monument with a chrysanthemum-patterned border next to it was smashed in half. Zakharova said on the 6th, “Our territory was protected by our ancestors. Our history is based on facts, and our memories are engraved on monuments.” Zakharova specifically pointed out that Japan should ignore its own history and not spread this “disease” to other countries. Russian State Duma Member Oleg Matvichev said that World War II ended with Japan's unconditional surrender, and the monument in Khabarovsk was erected for this reason. Against this backdrop, Japan's request to demolish this monument is “ridiculous.” Vice Chairman of the Russian Military History Society Ovsiyenko said that the chrysanthemum pattern that was destroyed on the monument is a symbol of militarist Japan, and this design of the monument is correct and in line with historical facts.