US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe, Nuland said: "Since the declaration of Ukrainian independence in 1991, the United States supported the Ukrainians in the development of democratic institutions and skills in promoting civil society and a good form of government - all that is necessary to achieve the objectives of Ukraine's European. We have invested more than 5 billion dollars to help Ukraine to achieve these and other goals." Nuland said the United States will continue to "promote Ukraine to the future it deserves."
If the Ukrainian government had used the army to put down the insurrection, which is their right as a sovereign nation - just ask Abe Lincoln, they would have had US/NATO bombs raining down on their heads. Hell they are saying Yanukovych committed war crimes and crime against humanity because the police dared try to defend themselves against firebomb throwing "protestors".
The police weren’t defending themselves, they were shooting people with sniper rifles who were not directly threatening them. That’s murder. Yanukovych made exactly the wrong move and now he will pay for it. Last time he survived politically because he didn’t try to use force against his own people. Not this time. Whine all you want.