98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka was recognized by lawmakers shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Canadian Parliament.
Rota, the Commons speaker, said that he alone was responsible for inviting Hunka, who lives in the area he represents, implying that neither Zelenskyy nor“I particularly want to extend my apologies to Jewish communities in Canada and around the world,” the speaker said in a statement. “I accept full responsibility for my actions.”
Members of Parliament from all parties, not just Trudeau's Liberal Party, rose to applaud Hunka. A spokesperson for the Conservative party said the party was not aware of his history at the time, The Associated Press reported.Russia seizes on 'revolting' recognitionOne of the nebulous justifications given by Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading his former Soviet neighbor is thatThere is little evidence for this claim.
Russia's ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, said that inviting the former Nazi into parliament was no accident, calling the Canadian government"essentially the personification of neoliberal fascism,” according to Russian news agency RIA. Like in many other countries, including Russia, Ukraine does have some far-right elements. Notably the Azov Battalion, which has been incorporated into the Ukraine National Guard, has a history of far-right and white supremacist insignia and beliefs.
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