Scuffle In Ukraine Parliament

The Ukrainian parliament, better known for its frequent fistfights, today replaced its rowdy deputies with children - but only for one day.

A violent scuffle erupted in Ukraine's parliament on Thursday evening over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country.

An opposition member of Ukrainian parliament said he and his four colleagues from the Batkivschyna Party have been hospitalised after a violent scuffle in parliament between opposition and pro-government legislators.Volodymyr Bondarenko of the party of former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko said on Thursday that members of the ruling Party of Re...

The Ukrainian parliament, better known for its frequent fistfights, today replaced its rowdy deputies with children - but only for one day.

A violent scuffle erupted in Ukraine's parliament on Thursday evening over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country.

An opposition member of Ukrainian parliament said he and his four colleagues from the Batkivschyna Party have been hospitalised after a violent scuffle in parliament between opposition and pro-government legislators.Volodymyr Bondarenko of the party of former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko said on Thursday that members of the ruling Party of Re...