Ukraine MPs fight in parliament
MPs get involved in another fight in Ukraine's parliament following a controversial statement by one of the politicians
Ukraine MPs fight in parliament MPs get involved in another fight in Ukraine's parliament following a controversial statement by one of the politicians
A fistfight broke out in Ukraine's
parliament on Tuesday as tempers rose between opposing factions provoked by
the events in the east of the country, where separatist activists seized a
number of government buildings amid large pro-Russian demonstrations.
Vitali Klitschko, leader of the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform
party, told lawmakers that Ukraine was facing a "real war" as a
result of the events in Kharkiv and Donetsk.
Shortly after he spoke, however, Petro Symonenko, the head of the Communist
party, told lawmakers that their own actions in bringing down the government
of President Viktor Yanukovych had set the precedent for what was now
occuring.
Angered radical nationalist lawmakers rushed the podium where Symonenko was
speaking, resulting in a brawl involving several people.
This is certainly not the first fight in the parliament. A brawl
broke out in February after opposition MPs demanded a snap
presidential election.
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