Russian lawmaker tells aide to rape journalist

The deputy speaker of the Russia’s lower parliament is known for his incendiary statements, but this one probably went too far. Agitated by a question during a televised press conference about recent Ukrainian moves to crack down on Russian men, far-right Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky said to his aide, “OK, I’ll say it and then you run up and start raping her hard,” referring to a lady journalist who had asked the question. Then he pushed his aide toward the journalist, who happens to be pregnant, saying: “Go kiss her! Go kiss her!” The parliament’s ethics committee said it will investigate Zhirinovsky.

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