Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke directly to German citizens in the German language.
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Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, recently had a chat with journalist Pavel Zarubin and took a moment to speak directly to the German folks in their language. His message? Stay clear of Nazism. A snippet of this interview was shared on Zarubin's Telegram channel.
Zarubin recalled the estrangement of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who enjoyed good rapport with Putin, from other German political bigwigs. Putin, in response, quipped that the more distant from Schröder, the closer you are to Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the Canadian Parliament - implying a potential sympathy for Nazis on Rota's part. To emphasize his point, he repeated the phrase in German, ensuring it reached its intended audience in Germany.
When discussing Nazi sympathies in Canada, Putin referred to a controversial incident involving a Ukrainian SS veteran being honored in the country's parliament. In September 2023, during a speech by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in the Canadian Parliament, the said veteran, Yaroslav Hunka, was accorded this honor. It later came to light that the former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, had personally invited the former Nazi soldier to the parliament for the occasion. For more details, check out the article by "Gazeta.Ru".
Prior to this, there were rumors that Russia was pursuing the extradition of an SS member implicated in the massacre of Soviet citizens.
As of now, there's no solid evidence to support or dispute Putin's allegation of Canadian Speaker Anthony Rota's purported affiliation with Nazis due to his relationship with Gerhard Schröder, or any connection to the honoring of the Ukrainian SS veteran in the Canadian Parliament. More context or additional sources would be necessary to validate or debunk these claims.
- Putin, in a recent interview with journalist Zarubin, extended his sympathies to the German people, urging them to avoid Nazism, echoing his past camaraderie with former Chancellor Schröder.
- In response to the estrangement of Schröder by other German political figures, Putin jokingly implied that their distance from Schröder brought them closer to Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the Canadian Parliament.
- During the same interview, Putin criticized Canada for an incident in September 2023, when a Ukrainian SS veteran, Yaroslav Hunka, was honored in their parliament, which was personally invited by the then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Previously, speculations sparked about Russia's intentions to extradite an SS member accused of participating in the massacre of Soviet citizens, raising questions about Putin's allegations against Rota and Schröder's connections in war-and-conflicts, politics, and general news.
