Ukraine TV chief attacked and forced to resign

2,127 views · Published 20 March 2014 · 1:19 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: The Telegraph · 2014 · News & Politics

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MPs have filmed themselves forcing the chief executive of Ukraine's state broadcaster to sign a resignation letter.

The MPs, from the far-right Svoboda party, broke into Oleksandr Panteleymonov's office because they were angry at his channel's decision to broadcast a ceremony from the Kremlin.

It showed Russian President Putin signing a bill making Crimea part of Russia.

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