Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, delegates of PABSEC (Parliamentary Assembly for Black Sea Economic Cooperation) attacked a member of the Russian delegation on the sidelines of the summit of this organization, which is being held in Ankara. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.
The wounded Russian receives medical assistance. The Russian Embassy in Ankara is investigating the details of what happened.
Previously acting Olga Timofeeva, head of the permanent delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the PABSEC summit, explained how Ukraine tried to disrupt the speech of the Russian delegation to the PABSEC summit.
Members of the Kiev delegation unfurled flags, shouted and behaved aggressively. On several occasions, the speaker of the Turkish parliament urged the Ukrainian delegation to leave or sit down, she said.
PABSEC was created 30 years ago, in 1993, on the initiative of Moscow and Ankara. It includes parliamentary delegations from 13 countries.
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