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What’s the saying? All is petty in love and war? Yes.
A video has been doing the rounds showing a Ukrainian MP going after a Russian representative who snatched the Ukrainian flag from his hands during a conference in Turkey.
The Ukrainian politician punched the Russian dude in the face in front of everyone at the 61st General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) held in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Thursday.
The conference, meant for countries of the Black Sea region to discuss ways to develop multilateral and bilateral relations on the economic, technological, and social fronts, turned into a little fight ring for a moment there.
Newsweek reported that Jason Jay Smart, a special correspondent for the Kyiv Post and a political adviser, posted the video on Twitter:
🥊 In Ankara 🇹🇷, during the events of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Community, the representative of Russia 🇷🇺 tore the flag of Ukraine 🇺🇦 from the hands of a 🇺🇦 Member of Parliament.
The 🇺🇦 MP then punched the Russian in the face. pic.twitter.com/zUM8oK4IyN
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) May 4, 2023
Apparently, he also posted the clip on his Facebook account and wrote what was translated from the Ukrainian language, “Paws off our flag, paws off Ukraine, Russian filth!”
Obviously, tensions are at an all-time high between Russians and Ukrainians since Russian President Vladimir Putin has been waging his war in the Eastern European country for over a year now:
Ukraine is currently preparing for an expected spring counteroffensive, which the West, including the United States, has been helping the war-torn country get ready for by providing advanced military equipment, artillery, and tanks, among other defense resources.
The Eastern European country plans to take back its territories that have been occupied by Russian forces, who have built thousands of new defensive positions in strategic areas as they anticipate the attacks.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said last week that preparations for the counteroffensive are in their final stages.
In many ways, that little brawl is rather symbolic of what is happening on the ground.
[source:newsweek]
