I am glad to see that the Crimea Platform we have created effectively channels the joint power of our entire state and the Crimean Tatar people. I am glad to know that our joint work with the Mejlis brings the result Ukraine needs. By the way, we are preparing some very important... pic.twitter.com/uIHPGaMLPN

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 18, 2023

Ukraine parliament extends lease Russian naval base Sevastopol until 2042 | Apr. 27, 2010 |

The pandemonium in the Ukrainian parliament over the vote to extend the lease of a Russian naval base on the Crimean peninsular underscores the emotional intensity surrounding a Russian military presence in the former Soviet state.

Scenes of Ukrainian parliamentarians hurling eggs, smoke-bombs and throwing punches like high school kids in a cafeteria brawl stunned the international community. The brouhaha was in response to a vote extending the lease of a Russian base in Ukraine.