2023-05-06 02:43:24
Russian national team steals Ukrainian flag, Ukrainian national team chases and punches … in Turkish capital
At the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) meeting held in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, on the 4th, tensions arose as Russian and Ukrainian diplomats fought over the Ukrainian flag.
Ukrainian parliamentarian Oleksandr Malikovsky hoisted the Ukrainian flag in front of the camera as Russia’s representative Olga Timofeeva was interviewed.
Then the head of the Russian delegation, Valery Stavitsky, took up the flag and left.
Mr. Malikowski chased after him, punching Mr. Stavitsky and trying to get the flag back.
People around them stepped in and tried to settle the situation by telling them not to fight.
Prior to this, the Ukrainian delegation tried to raise the national flag near the Russian delegation at the venue of the meeting, causing conflict with the Russian delegation.
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