Kremlin says Canadian recognition of veteran who served for Nazis is 'outrageous'

The Kremlin said on Monday it was "outrageous" that the speaker of Canada's House of Commons had praised an individual at a parliamentary meeting who served in a Nazi unit during World War Two.

Canadian Speaker Anthony Rota apologised on Sunday after recognizing 98-year old Yaroslav Hunka as a "Ukrainian hero" before the Canadian Parliament.

Hunka, who served in World War II as a member of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, received two standing ovations from lawmakers during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.