He wasn't deposed violently. He just fled the country and the duly elected parliament voted unanimously to remove him from office.
” He wasn’t deposed violently. He just fled the country and the duly elected parliament voted unanimously to remove him from office.”
You’ve just gobbled EVERYTHING the putschists from KIev said, and the American and European media repeated
Yanoukovich “didn’t fled the country”. He was on his way to Kharkov , when his car and his escort were shot at repeatedly. Yanukovich said he had only left Ukraine due to concerns about his safety: “Nobody has overthrown me. I was compelled to leave Ukraine due to a direct threat to my life and threats to my family.”
As for the “elected duly parliment”, it voted under duress with the armed Maidan militiamen surrounding the building. Lawmakers from Yanoukovich Party of the Regions were forced to fell on their knees and humiliated on Maidan Place. 55 of them were forced to vote for the destitution. It was far from being a regular vote. Besides the Ukrainian Parliment has NOT the power to depose the president, but only to vote his impeachment. The decision lies with the High Constitutional Court, but the putschistes closed it down!
Of course, you won’t hear the truth in the Western media, one have to make a lot of research on the internt to gather it and get the whole picture.
February 24, 2014 - Massive brawl erupts in Kiev, Ukraine at Rada, the “duly elected” parliament
How do you say in English - coup d’état?