Trudeau apologizes on behalf of Canada for honoring a Nazi in Parliament

The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeauapologized this Wednesday for the tribute that the Canadian Parliament paid last Friday to a former Waffen-SS Nazi fighter during the visit of the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky.

“On behalf of this Assembly, I would like to sincerely apologize for what happened on Friday and for the situation in which President Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation found themselves.“Trudeau declared this Wednesday in Canadian Parliament.

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“Paying tribute to this individual without knowing who he was was a terrible mistake and a violation of the memory of all those who suffered cruelty at the hands of the Nazi regime.”Trudeau added.

Trudeau apologized on behalf of Canada but did not admit personal responsibility for this scandal, despite pressure from the opposition, whose leader, the conservative Pierre Poilievredescribed him as “the biggest diplomatic embarrassment” of the country’s history.

The prime minister also did not directly respond to opposition questions about whether he personally spoke to Zelensky to apologize for the tribute to Yaroslav Hunkaa 98-year-old Canadian of Ukrainian origin who was a Nazi soldier during the Second World War.

Hunka was invited to Parliament by the President of the Lower House, Antonio Rotawho yesterday resigned and assumed he was solely responsible for inviting the former Nazi fighter.

Hunka was part of 14th SS Grenadier Divisionformed by Ukrainians who fought against the Soviet Union during the Second World War.

At the invitation of BrokenHunka was present during Zelensky’s speech on Friday at the Low camera.

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In the middle of the session, Rota noticed Hunka’s presence and introduced him, to the applause of everyone, including Zelensky and Trudeau, as “a hero” and “a veteran of the Second World War, who fought for the independence of Ukraine against the Russians and continues to support the troops even at the age of 98.”

Two days later, Canadian Jewish organizations revealed Hunka’s past, starting an international scandal that is being exploited by Russia to criticize both Canada and Ukraine.

Source: Elcomercio

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