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To: JonPreston

Nice story but it should be put in the fiction section. The popular uprising in 2014 was a reaction to Putin’s interference in turning Yanukovich against the his previous support of the EU economic agreement. Contrary to Putin’s claim, Yanukovich then turned his security forces against the protesters. He fled the country in face of popular opposition, not because of a coup. The democratically elected parliament then declared that he had abandoned his office and called for a new election.

Nor did the “people” of Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk vote to leave Ukraine. They were seized by militants backed by Moscow. The referenda were just for show. There was no public debate or opposition campaign allowed. They were conducted by military backed forces with no oversight of the voting or vote counting. Moscow actually blocked the referendum that Ukraine had latter planned to conduct in accordance with the Minsk accords.

Your story is a nice fairy tale but don’t expect anyone to believe such Russian propaganda.


26 posted on 01/15/2025 11:56:52 AM PST by Petrosius
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To: Petrosius
The popular uprising in 2014 was a reaction to Putin’s interference in turning Yanukovich against the his previous support of the EU economic agreement.

You funny:P



33 posted on 01/15/2025 12:29:02 PM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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