DISINFO: In 2014 there was an Atlanticist coup d'état in Ukraine
SUMMARY
In 2014 there was an Atlanticist coup d'état in Ukraine specifically aimed at eliminating any possible cooperation between the EU (primarily Germany) and Russia.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives painting the 2013-14 protests in Kyiv as a coup d'état orchestrated by NATO and US.
There was no coup d’état in Kyiv in 2014; this is a longstanding pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine's Euromaidan. The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction by numerous segments of the Ukrainian population to former president Viktor Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the promised Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013.
Russia is the EU’s largest neighbour. Russia remains a natural partner for the EU and a strategic player combating regional and global challenges. The EU’s approach to Russia is guided by five principles agreed in 2016 and reaffirmed, most recently, in June 2021. Read more about the recently proposed way forward in EU-Russia relations here.
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