Chaos in Ukrainian parliament
The speaker had to be shielded by umbrellas as he was pelted with eggs during a debate over the extension of the lease on a Russian naval base in Ukraine, while smoke bombs exploded and politicians brawled. But the debate continued and the chamber ratified the lease extension.
A smoke bomb is thrown during a parliament sitting in Kiev on April 27, 2010. Fighting broke out and smoke bombs and eggs were thrown Tuesday as Ukraine's parliament erupted into chaos as it ratified a bitterly controversial deal with Russia extending the lease of a key naval base. Deputies also started fighting over a massive Ukrainian flag in the middle of the chamber, twisting and distorting the yellow and blue banner as smoke continued to billow in the chamber.GENIA SAVILOV
Guards cover parliament speaker Volodymr Lytvyn with an umbrella from eggs thrown by opposition lawmakers during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday. he countries' presidents agreed last week to extend the Russian navy's use of the Sevastopol port for another 25 years after the old lease expires in 2017.Efrem Lukatsky
Smoke from smoke bombs fill the session hall during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 with a Ukrainian flag draped over chairs. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown.Sergei Chuzavkov
A smoke bomb is thrown during a parliament sitting in Kiev on April 27, 2010. Fighting broke out and smoke bombs and eggs were thrown on April 27 as Ukraine's parliament erupted into chaos as it ratified a bitterly controversial deal with Russia extending the lease of a key naval base. The deal signed last week by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych had been slammed by the pro-Western Ukrainian opposition as a historic surrender of sovereignty.SERGEI SUPINSKY
Opposition supporters clash with police during a rally in front of the parliament in Kiev April 27, 2010.Konstantin Chernichkin
Opposition supporters clash with police during a rally in front of the parliament in Kiev April 27, 2010. Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday as the chamber approved an agreement allowing the Russian Navy to extend its stay in a Ukrainian port until 2042.Konstantin Chernichkin
Russian frigates are anchored at a navy base in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol April 27, 2010. Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday as the chamber approved an agreement allowing the Russian Navy to extend its stay in a Ukrainian port until 2042.Reuters stringer
Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko walks during a protest rally in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on April 27, 2010. Ukraine's parliament erupted into chaos as it ratified a bitterly controversial deal with Russia extending the lease of a key naval base.GENYA SAVILOV