Eggs, Smoke Bombs Hurled in Ukraine Parliament

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 | by Pat's Picks

Nothing like an egg fight to show that you mean business. Ukrainian politicians showed their dissatisfaction over a measure to extend Russia’s lease for a navel port on the Black Sea yesterday by throwing eggs, smoke bombs and punches in the parliament building. The Boston Globe says the issue is one of the “emotionally charged consequences of the breakup of the Soviet Union.” VIDEO