The Russian Embassy in Ottawa ripped into the federal government Thursday after a longtime Canadian resident and No. 2 on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of most wanted Nazi war criminals died.

A Jewish group wants Ottawa to review the case of a Quebec man who is described by the Russians as a Nazi collaborator.

Russian authorities have launched a criminal case and are seeking an extradition request against a 93-year-old alleged Nazi collaborator who currently resides in Ormstown, Que.