Don’t forget also that Yanukovych spent most of 2012 and 2913 working on a joint Free Trade Association agreement with the EU - with overwhelming majority support across all mainstream parties in government - and he single handedly mothballed it after a meeting with Putin on 17th December 2013.The seal he signed in Moscow without even consulting his own party let alone parliament was a bit like Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac. 6 months tops of a sub-prime bailout with clauses to hand effective control of ALL Ukraine’s debts to Russia. Foreclosure guaranteed a hostile takeover by the Kremlin.
In short Yanukovych took a massive bribe to bankrupt Ukraine in a way that contractually obliged Russia to take over.
Ok, I think I understand your point. You’re saying that Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk seceded from Ukraine because they were HAPPY Yanukovich was driven out by armed Gunmen, correct?