And those in Kiev who overthrew their legally elected government do?
“And those in Kiev who overthrew their legally elected government do?”
Yes, they do. What Maidan did essentially was ratified by a UNANIMOUS vote of the Ukrainian parliament. https://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv/euromaidan-rallies-in-ukraine-feb-21-live-updates-337287.html
For some reason the Putinists at FR keep ignoring obvious facts.
“And those in Kiev who overthrew their legally elected government do?”
That little piece of Russian false propaganda has been refuted time and time again, and here you are trotting that lie aout all over again.
“Russian claims that the Ukrainian authorities are illegitimate
The current Ukrainian president and government were approved by an overwhelming majority in the Ukrainian parliament (371 votes out of 417 registered) on 27 February 2014, including members of the Party of Regions.
That parliament was elected on 28 October 2012. The Russian Foreign Ministry at the time declared that the elections were held “peacefully, without any excesses and in line with generally-accepted standards” and “confirmed Ukraine’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law.” The statement can be read in Russian here.
The parliament which Russia called legitimate then can hardly be called illegitimate now.”
Yanukovych chose to vacate his office and gave member of the Ukrainian Parliament his resignation, which he belatedly claimed to have withdrawn and then changed his story and tried to deny ever happended, despite Parliament’s witnesses to the event. The Ukrainian government is just as legitimate as it was when Russia acknowledged its legitimacy in 2012. So, please stop disseminating such proven lies to the readers.