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International lawmakers walk out on sanctioned Russian speaker in Geneva

30 July, 2025 Wednesday
14:15

Dozens of participants at the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva left the hall during the speech of the Russian Federation Council speaker, Valentina Matviyenko

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Oleksandra Kondratiuk, Ukraine’s Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, posted the video of the walkout.

In the video posted by Kondratiuk, several dozen delegation members are seen leaving the hall during Matviyenko’s speech.

“I am proud of all our partners and colleagues! This is a stand against the aggressor, this is support for the people of Ukraine!” Kondratiuk responded.

Details about who left the hall or remained are currently unknown.

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