Valery Stavitsky, a member of the Russian team, then pulled the flag from Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Marikovski’s hands. This led to a physical altercation between the two men, with Marikovski pushing and hitting Stavitsky as he tried to wrestle the flag back.
Punches appeared to be thrown at the gathering in Ankara on Thursday after the unnamed man ripped the item from the hands of Oleksandr Marikovsky, who had been posing for a photo.