Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian and Canadian veteran who served in an SS unit during WWII, received a hero's welcome in Canada's parliament.
Kremlin spokesperson Peskov says the episode showed a careless disregard for historical truth [Photo: Reuters]
Russia has said it was"outrageous" that a Ukrainian man who served in one of Adolf Hitler's units during World War II had been presented to Canada's parliament last week as a hero. Yaroslav Hunka, 98, received two standing ovations from Canadian politicians during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday the episode showed a careless disregard for historical truth, and that the memory of Nazi crimes must be preserved."Many Western countries, including Canada, have raised a young generation that does not know who fought whom or what happened during the Second World War.
Canadian parliament speaker Anthony Rota introduced Hunka as"a Ukrainian Canadian war veteran from the Second World War who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians" and"a Ukrainian hero and a Canadian hero".
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