white-blue-white flag en · NOUN
Meanings
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(neologism) A symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia, used by Russian anti-war protesters online.
(R) The patches with a white-blue-white flag and the logo of the Free Russia Legion are seen during a briefing in northern Ukraine, not far from the Russian border, on May 24, 2023.
2023 May 26, Asami Terajima, “Belgorod incursion: Meet the anti-Kremlin militia behind the attack inside Russia”, in The Kyiv Independent, image caption:Thousands of Russians marched through Prague on Saturday, waving the white-blue-white flag that has become a symbol of protests against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
2022 March 26, “Thousands of Russians in Prague Protest against War in Ukraine”, in Asharq Alawsat, English edition, London:NHK World noted that the protesters held up signs saying "No war" and other messages. They also waved white-blue-white flags, which have become a symbol of opposition to Russia's invasion.
2023 January 22, “Russians living in Japan protest against Putin administration”, in BBC Monitoring Newsfile (wire feed):“I love this idea,” Ponomarev said, pointing to the white-blue-white flag that forms the channel’s live studio backdrop. It is the Russian tricolour “minus the red blood”, he said.
2022 June 7, Luke Harding, “Russian-language Ukrainian TV channel aims to topple Putin”, in The Guardian, page 20:
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Translations (22)
de weiß-blau-weiße flagge (pacifist Russian flag) · be бела-сіне-белы (pacifist Russian flag) · ru БСБ (pacifist Russian flag) · tr beyaz-mavi-beyaz bayrak (pacifist Russian flag) · uk бі́ло-си́ньо-бі́лий (pacifist Russian flag) · nl wit-blauw-witte vlag (pacifist Russian flag) · es bandera blanca-azul-blanca (pacifist Russian flag) · it bandiera bianco-azzurro-bianca (pacifist Russian flag) · be бела-блакітна-белы (pacifist Russian flag) · ko 백청백기 (pacifist Russian flag) · fi valko-sini-valkoinen lippu (pacifist Russian flag) · fr drapeau blanc-bleu-blanc (pacifist Russian flag) · sv vit-blå-vit flagga (pacifist Russian flag) · ja 白青白旗 (pacifist Russian flag) · da hvid-blå-hvide flag (pacifist Russian flag) · cmn 白藍白旗 /白蓝白旗 (pacifist Russian flag) · pl biało-niebiesko-biała flaga (pacifist Russian flag) · ru автоза́к флаг (pacifist Russian flag) · uk БСБ (pacifist Russian flag) · ru бе́ло-си́не-бе́лый (pacifist Russian flag) · cs bílo-modro-bílá vlajka (pacifist Russian flag) · pt bandeira branca-azul-branca (pacifist Russian flag)