Rada deputy Oleg Barna tries to remove Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk
from the tribune, after presenting him a bouquet of roses, during the
parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine.
Yatseniuk was defending his embattled government’s record
when lawmaker Oleh Barna walked over to him, presenting him
sarcastically with a bunch of red roses. Barna then grabbed him around
the waist and groin, lifting him off his feet and dragging him from the
rostrum.
Members from Yatseniuk’s People Front party waded in, pushing Barna and throwing punches. Lawmakers from Poroshenko’s bloc joined the fray and an angry brawl ensued for several minutes before deputies returned to their seats.
The incident exposed deep divisions in the pro-Europe coalition that have fuelled speculation the government could fall even as Ukraine’s Western backers warn that time is running out for Kiev to make good on its promises to root out endemic corruption and cronyism.
Fighting broke out among members of Ukraine’s ruling coalition on
Friday after a member of President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc physically
picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulled him from the
podium.
Members from Yatseniuk’s People Front party waded in, pushing Barna and throwing punches. Lawmakers from Poroshenko’s bloc joined the fray and an angry brawl ensued for several minutes before deputies returned to their seats.
The incident exposed deep divisions in the pro-Europe coalition that have fuelled speculation the government could fall even as Ukraine’s Western backers warn that time is running out for Kiev to make good on its promises to root out endemic corruption and cronyism.
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