Parliament or a wrestling ring?

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Updated On May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

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Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions fight in the parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Maks Levin

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions fight in the parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Maks Levin

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Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev. AFP/Stringer

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev. AFP/Stringer

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Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev, as opposition parties protest a bill proposed by the ruling party which would make Russian an official state language along with Ukrainian. AFP/Stringer

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev, as opposition parties protest a bill proposed by the ruling party which would make Russian an official state language along with Ukrainian. AFP/Stringer

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Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions in the parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Maks Levin

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions in the parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Maks Levin

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Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions fight in the parliament session hall in Kiev. AP/Maks Levin

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions fight in the parliament session hall in Kiev. AP/Maks Levin

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Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Litvin (bottom) looks on as deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev. AFP/Stringer

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Litvin (bottom) looks on as deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev. AFP/Stringer

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Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev. AFP Photo/Stringer

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev. AFP Photo/Stringer

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Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of Parliament in Kiev, as opposition parties protest a bill proposed by the ruling party which would make Russian an official state language along with Ukrainian. AFP/Stringer

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fight with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of Parliament in Kiev, as opposition parties protest a bill proposed by the ruling party which would make Russian an official state language along with Ukrainian. AFP/Stringer

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Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions in the Parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Maks Levin

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

Lawmakers from pro-presidential and oppositional factions in the Parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Maks Levin

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An opposition lawmaker Mykola Petruk receives first aid after fighting between pro-presidential and opposition factions in the parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. A violent scuffle had erupted in Ukraine's parliament over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country. AP/Maks Levin

Updated on May 25, 2012 03:41 pm IST

An opposition lawmaker Mykola Petruk receives first aid after fighting between pro-presidential and opposition factions in the parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. A violent scuffle had erupted in Ukraine's parliament over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country. AP/Maks Levin

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