A bawdy fistfight and slap-fest erupted between delegates from Ukraine and Russia in Ankara, Turkey.
"Paws off our flag, paws off Ukraine...," Marikovski says in his post after the confrontation.
The incident took place in the lobby when the Russian delegate's secretary, Valery Stavitskiy, snatched away a Ukraine flag that was being held up for a photo op, and Marikovski grabbed it back, punching and slapping the Russian in the process.on Thursday, May 4, 2023reported that the consul and a doctor came to the hotel to attend to Stavitsky after the incident.
The video was authenticated by Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.N. Sergiy Kyslytsya, who spoke to CBS News on Friday, asking if Americans or any nation would put up with the taking down of their flag. Russia's U.N. first Deputy Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy confirmed the video as well, and told CBS News"it was an apex of the whole day" of what he called Ukrainian provocations during the meeting.
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