Wednesday 20 March 2013

WONDERS SHALL NEVER END- Ukrainian MPs in mass brawl after Russian is spoken in Parliament

Extraordinary scenes in the parliament building in Kiev as members of the Svoboda party fought with their rivals in the Communist party and the Party of Regions after the leader of the latter delivered a speech in Russian.
The Ukrainian parliament was briefly suspended on Tuesday after lawmakers from the nationalist Svoboda party brawled with opposition politicians over the language used in a speech.
The leader of the ruling Party of Regions faction, Oleksandr Yefremov, delivered a speech in Russian which angered members of the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party, who chanted "Ukrainian!" as he spoke.
Afterwards, lawmakers from the Svoboda party approached opposition members and a brawl erupted.
The Chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, Volodymyr Rybak, could be heard appealing for calm.
Lawmakers have frequently scuffled in the Ukrainian parliament.
A fierce fight in December 2010, which sent at least six lawmakers to the hospital, started when members of the Party of Regions threw chairs and punched opposition lawmakers who had been blocking legislative work all day.
During a fight in April 2010, the parliament speaker hid behind an umbrella as opposition lawmakers threw eggs and smoke bombs to protest a naval pact with Russia.
Ukraine is deeply divided into the Russian-speaking east and south, which favours close ties with Moscow, and the Ukrainian-speaking west, which wants Ukraine to ally itself with the West.
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Source: APTN

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