DISINFO: In 2014 there was a coup d’état in Ukraine
SUMMARY
In 2014 there was a coup d’état in Ukraine.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative claiming that there was a coup d’état in Kyiv in 2014. The demonstrations which began in Kyiv in November 2013 and ended in February 2014 were not provoked by foreign powers, but were a result of the Ukrainian people's frustration with former President Yanukovych after his refusal to sign the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement promised for years. The protesters' demands included constitutional reform, a stronger role for parliament, formation of a government of national unity, an end to corruption, early presidential elections and an end to violence. See the full debunk here. See here for a similar disinformation case.