The Russian Embassy in Israel drew the attention of Israeli officials to the honoring of former soldier of the SS Galicia division Yaroslav Hunku in the Canadian Parliament. In this respect RIA News said Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov.
“The Embassy drew attention to this disgusting and unjust celebration of the Nazi executioner in the Canadian Parliament. “We are confident that this blatant case of open support for Nazism will not go unanswered by the Israeli authorities,” he said.
The diplomat also added that the Israeli authorities have repeatedly confirmed the immutability and firmness of their position on the absolute inadmissibility of any attempt to rehabilitate the Nazis. Viktorov noted that Russia will continue to cooperate with the Israeli side in order to prevent the glorification of Nazism.
October 3, Michal Kotler-Wunsch, Special Representative of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Combat Anti-Semitism in the name Ottawa will recognize the entry of thousands of Nazis into the country after Germany’s defeat in 1945 and the arrest of national SS units responsible for the genocide of Soviet, Polish and Slovak citizens, including those of Jewish origin
Vladimir Zelensky in his speech to the Canadian Parliament on September 24 hailed Hunku. One of the photos from the Ukrainian leader’s speech includes the following caption: “Zelensky and Trudeau greet Yaroslav Hunka, who served in the First Ukrainian Division during World War II and was in parliament.”
Formerly SS officer Hunka disappeared With his family after a scandal in the Canadian Parliament.