Fight in Ukraine's Parliament which occurred after the adoption of the "church law", December 20, 2018
Fight in Ukraine's Parliament which occurred after the adoption of the "church law", December 20, 2018
Poster which says “Put Putin’s agent Medvedchuk on trial”, Verkhovna Rada, December 20, 2018
Ukrainian lawmakers s had a fight in the session hall right after they adopted the law that obliges the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate to indicate belonging to the Russian Church in its official name.
112 Ukraine broadcasted the session.
Yuriy Bereza, the MP from “People’s Front” attacked the representative of the “Opposition Bloc” Nestor Shufrych. This happened after Shufrych provoked him, ripping the poster with a sign “Put Putin’s agent Medvedchuk on trial” off the rostrum of the Parliament.
It should be noted that this was not the first time of physical abuse at the Ukrainian Parliament; the MPs squabble in the session hall from time to time.
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