When Lawmakers Attack: Ukrainian Edition

When Lawmakers Attack: Ukrainian Edition
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Less-Than-Civil Discourse
Deputies of Ukraine's parliament fight during session in Kiev on April 27, 2010. The melee broke out as parliament ratified a bitterly controversial deal with Russia extending a lease of a key naval base. During the battle, lawmakers threw food and smoke grenades.

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