The incident took place in a hallway of the parliament building, where the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) assembly was being held.
Earlier in the day, some Ukrainian delegates scuffled with security officers who had tried to pull them away as they staged a protest, shouting and holding their flags next to Russia’s lead delegate as she tried to address the assembly.
Pictures of the disturbance were posted by the Turkish parliament on its website, and Mustafa Sentop, the parliament’s head, issued a stiff rebuke. “I condemn this behavior that disrupts the peaceful environment that Turkey is trying to establish,” he said. Members of the Ukrainian delegation spread their national flag next to Russia’s Olga Timofeeva to disrupt her speech during a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in Ankara, Turkey on May 4, 2023.Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop speaks during a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in Ankara, Turkey on May 4, 2023.
There are currently no peace talks to end the war, which has devastated Ukrainian towns and cities, killed thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.
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