During the World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments, held in Geneva, an incident took place during the speech of Valentina Matviyenko, the Speaker of the Russian Federation Council. Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Olena Kondratiuk, reported that participants of the conference stage a demonstration, disrupting Matviyenko’s address. This disruption has raised questions about the diplomatic atmosphere and the level of cooperation at the international parliamentary event.