After his Ukrainian flag was removed to prevent him from photobombing a video interview with Russia’s lead delegate, a Ukrainian delegate punched a Russian delegate in the face during a Black Sea nations meeting in Turkey’s capital on Thursday.
Oleksandr Marikovski shared a Facebook video showing himself hitting the Russians and collecting the blue and yellow flags. The incident occurred in a legislative hallway during the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) meeting.
Several Ukrainian delegates fought with security personnel who tried to remove them from a demonstration earlier in the day. They yelled and waved their flags near Russia’s senior delegate as she addressed the assembly.
The Turkish parliament’s chairman, Mustafa Sentop, chastised the disruption with photos on its website.
“This behavior disrupts Turkey’s peaceful environment,” he remarked.
On Thursday, Russian drones attacked Kyiv while BSEC delegates gathered. The conflict has destroyed Ukrainian cities, killed hundreds, and displaced millions, and has no peace negotiations.
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