DISINFO: The EU supported an unconstitutional coup d'état in Ukraine led by US
SUMMARY
Europe supported an armed, unconstitutional coup d'état, even though Ukrainian President Yanukovych had already met all the opposition's demands.
Why did the US organise this coup d'état and the EU states support it passively?[...]
RESPONSE
Recurrent narrative on the role of the US and the EU in 2014 events in Ukraine. In 2014, 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, even though pro-Kremlin media are very persistent in doing so.
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 changed its relations toward Russia after the latter annexed Crimea, which is part of Ukraine, illegally following the covert invasion of “little green men".
The EU is among the strongest advocates of Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. The EU and the US work closely with Ukraine and support the democratic development of Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter’s principles of non-interference into internal affairs and respect towards territorial integrity and political independence.
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