Zelensky, Trudeau Give Soldier Who Reportedly Fought for Nazi Germany a Standing Ovation

By
Mike Fishmore
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A 98-year-old man named Yaroslav Hunka reportedly fought on behalf of Nazi Germany during World War II in 1943.

In a puzzling moment, the former Nazi received a standing ovation from far-left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Hunka was introduced by Canada’s Speaker of the House of Commons, Anthony Rota. (Trending: Unearthed Clip Shows Joe and Hunter Discussing Business)

Rota said Hunka is “a veteran from the Second World War who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians and continues to support the troops today even at his age of 98.”

“His name is Yaroslav Hunka. He is a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service,” Rota said as Trudeau and Zelensky gave a round of applause.

Hunka is a former member of the “First Ukrainian Division in World War II”.

This division, also know as the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), was established by Nazi Germany in 1943 and consisted of Ukrainian volunteers.


The International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg in 1946 concluded that the Waffen-SS was guilty of “many massacres and atrocities in occupied territories.”

In 1950, the Canadian government allow Ukrainians who served in the Waffen-SS to be admitted into the country from the UK.

“These Ukrainians should be subject to special security screening, but should not be rejected on the grounds of their service in the German army,” the Canadian cabinet argued. (Trending: Biden Family Is Officially In Panic Mode)

Professor Ivan Katchanovski of Canada says members of the Ukrainian division were part of “numerous mass killings”, which included “mass executions and other similar massacres of Ukrainians and Jews in Pidhaitsi and Ustyluh and Poles in Edwardopole, Korchunky, Ameryka, Smoligow, Laskow, Chlaniow, and Wladyslawin, and participation in the suppression of the Warsaw uprising in 1944.”