KIEV: A brawl broke out in Ukraine’s parliament and hundreds of people protested outside the legislature on Thursday as passions heated up over a controversial land reform bill. “Selling Ukrainian land is a crime!” pro-Russian lawmaker Vadym Rabinovych, who did not take part in the altercation, shouted during the stormy parliament session. Lawmakers protesting the land sale reform block the tribune during a session of the parliament in Kiev. Ukrainian lawmakers scuffle during a session of parliament on the land reform, in Kiev. The government initially planned to allow foreigners to buy farmland from 2024, but Zelensky, under pressure from opponents, has promised a referendum on the issue.

Source: New Strait Times February 06, 2020 15:22 UTC