Anatoly Tolstoukhov

Lawmaker from the Party of Regions Anatoly Tolstoukhov, left, speaking with his colleagues in the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Monday, April 6, 2009. An extraordinary session took place in the parliament today, because the VR does not work in the plenary regime this week. Lawmakers adopted a range of laws and listened to the speech of the President of the European Parliament. Photo by Aleksandr Sinitsa/UNIAN