A journalist for national Ukrainian television sparked a scandal on Tuesday by turning up at work in parliament dressed as a bunny in protest at the sometimes farcical behaviour of MPs. Dressed head-to-toe as a white bunny with two huge ears sprouting from his head, Roman Vintoniv somehow managed to keep a straight face as he conducted lobby interviews with besuited politicians.
He said his action was a protest against the sometimes comic behaviour of lawmakers in the Verkhovna Rada who last week exchanged blows in a bloody punch-up that wounded several of them.
"If the Verkhovna Rada is turning into a circus, then this needs to be officially acknowledged and people need to dress appropriately," Mr Vintoniv said. The parliament press service tried to have him expelled on the grounds that his external appearance was not in line with the rules.
But his colleagues then pointed out that the parliament has no dress code and he was able to carry out his work, carrying out interviews with some MPs. However some of his normal contacts refused to talk to him.
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