[Right_Wing_Madman]

Then Putin instigated and supported separatist movements in east Ukraine

You always leave out that coup part, don't you?

[marktwain]

You always leave out that coup part, don't you?

You mean where Russia tried to pull a coup, but failed?

It is foolish to consider the US doing a coup, without considering what Russia was trying to do.

[Rockingham]

The “coup” you refer to was the Maidan popular uprising due to a Ukrainian government repudiating their election promises and aligning with the Russians.