Ukrainian parliament member punches the Russian representative, Photo: VideoGrab
Ankara: A member of the Ukrainian parliament punched a Russian spokesman in the face for raising the flag at a ceremony held in Turkey.
According to the World News Agency, this incident happened during the 61st General Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in the capital of Turkey.
The video of which went viral on social media. In the video, it can be seen when the spokesperson of Russia approaches the member of parliament of Ukraine on something and tries to take away the Ukrainian flag.
After snatching the flag, the Russian interpreters start running away, who are chased by the Ukrainian parliamentarian. In the meantime, the two representatives get tangled up and the Ukrainian parliament member punches the Russian representative.
The other guests present at the event barely managed to separate the two representatives and the brawl ended.
While sharing the video of the Russian spokesperson being punched, the Ukrainian MP wrote that he really deserved the punch.
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