A quote calling for Canada to mobilise ethnic Ukrainians to help Kyiv in its war against Russia is being baselessly attributed on social media to Ukraine’s defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov.
It reads: “Canada is home to a huge number of ethnic Ukrainians, one of the largest national communities.
Both Ukraine and Canada have denied the information contained in the posts.
Global Affairs Canada, in response to a request from Reuters, said that Canada had not received such a request from Ukraine.
Ukraine said the quote is fake, while Canada said it received no such request.
Persons:
Oleksii, Yuriy Sak, Reznikov, Read
Organizations:
Statistics Canada, Ukraine’s Defence, Reuters, Global Affairs Canada
Locations:
Canada, Russia, Ukraine