DISINFO: The West provoked the Maidan protests, burned the bridges between Ukraine and Russia
SUMMARY
The West provoked the Maidan protests and burned the bridges between Ukraine and Russia.
RESPONSE
The demonstrations which began in Kiev in November 2013 were born out of Ukrainians' desire for a closer relationship with the European Union, and their frustration when former President Yanukovych halted progress in this direction (bit.ly/1Ri9ldy), .