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The shocking footage was reportedly filmed near Avdiivka and was posted to social media by several Ukrainian bloggers.
Inviting a man who served in the Waffen SS Galicia Division to attend Pres. Zelensky’s visit to the Canadian House of Commons has caused a scandal of global proportions, forcing the Speaker to resign. The fear of “Ukrainian Nazis” infiltrating Canada is not something new – but is there more to the story?
After the end of the Second World War concerns were raised about how “thousands of Ukrainian Nazis” somehow escaped justice and emigrated to Europe and North America. In the lead-up to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin asserted that “defeating Naziism” in Ukraine left him no other choice but to attack.
Did you know that both cases have their origins in a Soviet-era campaign intended to provoke social discord and conflict throughout the West? Lubomyr Luciuk, Professor of Political Geography at the Royal Military College of Canada, sheds light on how “Operation Payback” unfolded.
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Interesting how wikipedia gives a more complete picture. Yes, we don't know what this particular guy did, but there is a very good chance he committed war crimes (not even against the Soviets), if not genocide....
"Wołyń"
https://youtu.be/iY-zOOjTO7U?si=JRyKfgo8HDIXPpVq
One last thought. If we are going to reject revealing Vol.2 of the Dechenes findings (which is not nearly as innocuous as suggested by Mr Lucius), then what claims can we possibly make for the dogged pursuit of Russian war criminals after this disgusting war is over? It will take years to pursue them all. Are we going to submit to Russian diaspora members’ morally merciful claims that “There are so few perpetrators left” or “they’re so old by now, why dredge it up, etc?” Or do we want to go into that propaganda battle with a clean slate, where no one can point to a hypocritical double standard? In the end, it comes down to whether we agree that all Ukrainians who have experienced war crimes deserve Justice in the end, regardless of creed.
Read what John Paul Himka had to say about this. https://www.yorku.ca/soi/_Vol_5_1/_HTML/Himka.html
He fails to acknowledge several important points :
1) volume 2 of the Dechene commission was never released, it was covered up by the privy council of Canada;
2) members of the division included police who had participated in massacres, so the powers that be at the time turned a blind eye to differences among them
3) with regard to the previous point, Himmler himself is recorded as having congratulated the division for their enthusiasm in the massacre of Jews
No way does this implicate all Ukrainians in that division, who were legitimately fighting Russia. But SOME were guilty, and this continual whitewashing only dysfunctionally serves to smear all Ukrainians. New Ukrainians do not deserve this disparagement simply because a few of a previous generation from a specific region of the country are unwilling to air the dirty laundry of some. Ask yourself why Volume 2 was concealed.
This issue should be decided on its merits, not on whether it furthers Vladimir Putin's aims or not.
Yes, absolutely, no evidence is uncovered. Dr. Lucik, are you assuming that it was a notary public before people were killed
With all respect anyone in the age 18 can understand what he is doing
In 1943 it was well known what happened with Jews in Ukraine, and associated with Nazi is a criminal
From 1941 onward the Waffen SS death squadrons, who were first guarding the concentration camps were employed as regular SS infantry regiments in the SS divisions. So, what's the great difference between the Waffen SS and the regular SS?
@Tan, the distinction was only really blurred with the 3rd SS deaths Head division and with many of the non German formations there was little involvement with the Holocaust (unless you use the broader definition to include atrocities against non jews)
The Waffen SS vs SS dilenation is so fucking pointless lol he vaguely talks about minor skirmishes in Slovakia and Poland despite the fact that included killing Slovaks uprising against Nazi occupation and murdering Polish civilians resulting in firefights with the Home Army. He says there's no evidence of atrocities despite clear contradictory evidence by Polish and Ukrainian commissions on the matter
The waffen SS was a criminal organisation and the Galicia division was purely voluntary, stop propagating actual Nazi's
@Trudeo, Not true many members were conscripts especially after the division was destroyed by the Soviets at the battle of Brody. The international military tribunal at Nuremberg ruled that one third of all SS were drafted.
Your interviewee is propagating the double genocide theory of Europe - which is holocaust denial.
@David Raun, No it isn’t, you hysterical madman
In 1990-1991 most of the trained Ukrainian Nazis came from Edmonton to Kyiv and Lviv. We all saw it.
Excellent Presentation shedding light on this much misunderstood chapter of history.
The world will be better for the compete dismantling of russian thug controlled propaganda machine and its dissent sowing troll farms. Extra worldwide bonus when its state funded cyber crime organizations are also dismantled.. This is certainly not the first time Ukrainians have had to fight Russia for its peoples survival, but hopefully it's last. Lets' get it right this time global citizens. Don't get distracted from the goal. Full support to Ukraine and NO appeasement of Putin nor anyone sympathetic to his deviantly distructive regime. It's time for Russians to elect leadership that shares global objectives of sustainability and peace and complies with international laws Cheers from Canada. Slava Ukraini!
See also my interview on CTV News (Toronto), found here:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2776112