Chrystia Freeland has confirmed taking up an \u201cunpaid\u201d economic adviser role in Kiev<\/p>\n
Chrystia Freeland has announced she will resign from her posts in Canada to become an economic advisor to Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky.
\nFreeland, a descendant of a Nazi collaborator and a leading figure in Canadian politics, was appointed by Zelensky on Monday. He praised Freeland as \u201can expert\u201d in economy and finance.
\nConfirming the appointment on X, Freeland stated that her contributions to Kiev would be \u201cvoluntary\u201d and \u201cunpaid.\u201d\u00a0
\n\u201cI will be stepping aside from my role as the Prime Minister\u2019s Special Representative for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. In the coming weeks I will also leave my seat in Parliament,\u201d she wrote on Monday.
\nOne of the most prominent figures in Canadian politics for over a decade, Freeland has held ministerial positions in international trade, foreign affairs, and finance. In September, she resigned as Canada\u2019s minister of transport to become Ottawa\u2019s special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
\nFreeland, however, has a controversial family history. Archival evidence and research show her maternal grandfather was editor-in-chief of a Ukrainian-language newspaper in occupied Poland and Austria that published Nazi propaganda during World War II. Freeland has long rejected knowledge of these facts, claiming they were Russian disinformation.
\nIn 2023, Freeland was among the Canadian parliamentarians who gave a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a former member of the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, during Zelensky\u2019s visit to Ottawa. The incident sparked widespread outrage in Canada and abroad, forcing the government to issue an official apology. <\/p>\n
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Moscow reacts after Zelensky appoints granddaughter of Nazi collaborator as adviser<\/p>\n
Following Freeland\u2019s appointment by Zelensky, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova branded Ukraine \u201ca haven for neo-Nazis.\u201d
\nRussia has repeatedly pointed out Kiev\u2019s glorifying Nazi collaborators and fostering neo-Nazi ideology and criticized Western backers for turning a blind eye. Moscow has cited \u201cdenazification\u201d as one of the goals of its military operation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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