Super calm man watching politicians fight has fascinated the internet

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You'd think that a random brawl breaking out during the middle of a political discussion would at least raise a few eyebrows -- but apparently that's not the case in Ukraine.

On Monday, during a discussion in Ukrainian Parliament, the indy100 reports that Radical Party leader Oleg Lyashko and Opposition Bloc co-chair Yuriy Boyko were involved in a scuffle after the latter took offense to a remark made by the former.

The following clip of their altercation has been shared widely on Twitter:


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The main thing that people were interested in?

The stony-faced man in the background, whose expression remains entirely neutral throughout the entire disruption.

Seriously, look at him.

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People on Twitter were fascinated.

So what was going through the man's mind during that fight? Is he just an extremely relaxed individual, or has he seen so many fights in his time that he's simply become conditioned to random parliamentary brawls?

It's impossible to say for sure, but it's worth noting that the fight above isn't the first time things have kicked off in Ukrainian Parliament (here's a clip of a mass fight that EuroNews reports broke out in June earlier this year):

You can watch a full clip of Monday's altercation below.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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