Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:31am on 26 Sep 2023,Tuesday International
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the honoring of a Ukrainian Nazi veteran in Parliament "deeply embarrassing" after facing backlash. Trudeau was among those who applauded 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, a veteran of a Nazi SS division, who was introduced as a war hero after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Parliament. Jewish groups and opposition conservatives slammed the incident, with Trudeau admitting it was "clearly unacceptable." The Speaker of the House also apologized for recognizing Hunka as a "Ukrainian hero." The controversial recognition came amid Canada's diplomatic row with India over allegations of involvement in a Sikh separatist's murder.
