Georgia's Parliament Speaker Archil Talkvadze was interrupted by opposition MPs playing the anthem of the Soviet Union during his annual speech on February 18.<br /><br />Footage shows Elene Khoshtaria and Irma Nadirashvili of the opposition using loudhailers to play the song, while reactions from the chamber can be seen.<br /><br />"There are still people in our political opposition who sold strategic facilities to Russian companies, left soldiers on the battlefield and civilians in a war zone. <br /><br />"A resolution accusing Georgia of launching hostilities was signed in the Council of Europe," Talakvadze said.<br /><br />Elene Khoshtaria compared Talakvadze's speech to a "soviet report," noting that "our country will never be the Soviet Union."<br /><br />The opposition MPs were later made to leave the session hall.
