DISINFO: Since the coup, Ukraine has turned into a Western project
SUMMARY
Russia, of course, recognises the Ukrainian state, but at the same time, the real Ukrainian state, from that moment when a military coup took place with the complicity of a number of Western countries, turned into a project for these western countries … Ukraine is not a friendly country for Russia, which was concluded on the basis of hostile measures toward Russia, which has consistently dominated Ukrainian leadership policy.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative consistent with the narrative depicting the 2013-14 Ukrainian revolution as a coup d’état orchestrated by the West.
There was no coup, nor a western orchestrated protest in Ukraine.
The demonstrations which began in Kyiv in November 2013 – called "Maidan", or "Euromaidan" – were a result of the Ukrainian people's frustration with former President Yanukovych's last-minute U-turn when, after seven years of negotiation, he refused to sign the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement and halted progress towards Ukraine's closer relationship with the EU due to Russian pressure. It cannot be labelled as a coup.
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.
Ukraine's government has changed its relations toward Russia after the latter annexed illegally Crimea, which is part of Ukraine, following the covert invasion of “little green men".
The EU is among the strongest advocates of Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
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