You can go much deeper. The US triggered a coup, using very extreme elements of Ukraine politics (moderates don't go out and burn government buildings) and THEN installed the supposed "pro-western" government they wanted. Remember Victoria Nuland "yats is our guy?"
The Maidan "protests" started December 1, 2013, and two weeks later, John McCain, Chris Murphy and Victoria Nuland appeared on stage at Maidan with the organizers of the protests - Oleh Tyannbok, Andriy Parubly and Dmitro Yarosh, head of a paramilitary group called "the Right Sector" which was an umbrella organization for various groups claiming to be nazis, nationalists and Banderists. After the 2014 coup, the Right Sector disbanded - and formed the various Azov Brigades. The Right Sectors fighters were the ones who occupied and burned Kiev government buildings, and battled against the police during the protests. Its still unknown who were the snipers who shot at people gathered in the square, but given the Right Sector was in control of central Kiev at the time, its hard to imagine anyone else being able to run an operation there.
Yarosh later ran for President of Ukraine and got a whole 0.7% of the vote - so is hardly a popular figure.
When Russia calls Ukraine a neo-nazi government, controlled by NATO, they are not far off the mark
Thanks for the reply as it is always refreshing to hear from people who see things for what the real are instead of getting swept up in that frenzy of getting the best of Russia at any cost.