Raw Video: Ukraine Parliament Smoke-Bomb-Egg-Fight
Here's some footage to keep the dysfunction of U.S. politics in perspective. Our lawmakers may not agree on anything, they may be rude to the president and on the corporate take, but at least they have the decency to keep their eggs and smoke bombs at home.Here’s some footage to keep the dysfunction of U.S. politics in perspective. Our lawmakers may not agree on anything, they may be rude to the president and on the corporate take, but at least they have the decency to keep their eggs and smoke bombs at home.
More on the serious side of this story from The Washington Post. Basically, the Ukrainian parliament ratified a deal with Russia that extends the lease on a Russian naval base in exchange for cheaper natural gas. Some parliamentarians were less than thrilled.
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