Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring targeting Kurdish-led militias in Syria was largely met with criticism, but one member of the European Parliament expressed his anger by throwing a box of chocolates from Ankara’s delegation.

Angelo Ciocca, a member of the Italian Lega Nord party, delivered an emotional speech to protest the operation launched by Ankara to create what Turkey describes as a 32-kilometer safe zone in northern Syria.

As he spoke, he vigorously waved a box of chocolates that he said were a present the Turkish delegation gave parliamentarians a few weeks prior. He then stormed to the center of the chamber to throw the box while shouting: “No to this, Turkey! No to this, Turkey!”.