Speaker Anthony Rota had recognised as a 'Ukrainian hero' 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, who was a member of 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the notorious SS.
"At a time of rising antisemitism and Holocaust distortion, it is incredibly disturbing to see Canada's Parliament rise to applaud an individual who was a member of a unit in the Waffen-SS, a Nazi military branch responsible for the murder of Jews and others," the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre said in a statement while demanding an apology earlier Sunday.
"An explanation must be provided as to how this individual entered the hallowed halls of the Canadian Parliament and received recognition from the Speaker of the House and a standing ovation," the group added.Russia's RIA state news agency cited Russia's ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, as saying that the embassy will send a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a note to the Canadian foreign ministry on Monday.
"We will, of course, demand clarification from the Canadian government," RIA cited Stepanov as saying.in February 2022, saying the goal of the"special military operation" was to de-nazify and demilitarize its neighbour. Kiev and its Western allies say the aggression, which has since seen thousands killed and millions displaced, has been an unprovoked land grab. Washington has said that Moscow's false justification for the war has been nothing but the Kremlin's attempt to"manipulate international public opinion."
Rota added in his statement that no one, including fellow parliamentarians or the Ukrainian delegation, was aware of his plans or remarks beforehand.
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