A huge fistfight erupted at an international conference after an unnamed Russian tore a Ukrainian flag out of the hands of an MP.
Ukrainian Oleksandr Marikovsky was holding his country's flag in the Turkish capital Ankara and was poised to have his photo taken just as a Russian MP tore it from his hands.
Oleksandr then sprinted after the grey-haired Russian and threw direct punches in his face, unleashing a scuffle between the two before security guards stepped in.
He posted the video of himself scrapping with the Russian and retrieving his blue and yellow flag on his Facebook page.
Someone is heard shouting: "No fight." Somebody also said: “It’s our flag" in a hallway of the parliament building, where the Organisation of the Black Sea economic cooperation (BSEC) assembly was being held.
Earlier at the meeting, members of the Ukrainian Parliament tried to disrupt the Russian delegate's speech.
The Ukrainian delegates stood up and walked behind Olga Timofeeva, Deputy Head of the Russian Delegation and Deputy Head of the State Duma, during her speech and waved Ukrainian flags across the desk.
Olga was wearing a St George’s ribbon, which is seen by Kyiv as a symbol of Russian aggression, on her jacket.
Mustafa Sentop, the speaker of the Turkish parliament, adjourned the meeting and ousted the Ukrainians. He said everybody could express their views orally.
"There is nothing wrong with this. If attempts are made to hold actions, the site of today's meeting will cease to be a parliamentary event and turn into a street movement," he said.
According to the meeting’s agenda, the purpose of the gathering was to discuss: “The role of parliamentary diplomacy amid global change: development, peace, stability”.
It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin must be brought to justice for his war in Ukraine.
He said: "We all want to see a different Vladimir here in the Hague, the one who deserves to be sanctioned for his criminal actions here, in the capital of international law.
"I’m sure we will see that happen when we win,” he said, adding: “Whoever brings war must receive judgment.”
But the chances of the warmonger standing trial in The Hague are slim. The court, which puts individuals on trial for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression, doesn’t have a police force to execute its warrants.
The Russian leader is unlikely to travel to any of the International Criminal Court’s 123 member nations, which are under obligation to arrest him if they can.
