At the end of February 2014, a coup d’état took place in Ukraine. If you doubt what kind of event it was, you can read the thread “Did a coup d’état take place at the end of February 2014 in Ukraine?”
And the present article deals with the question - Did the West provoke this coup d’état?
In my opinion, there were absolutely no internal reasons for protests – for the so-called Euromaidan – which began in Ukraine in November 2013 after the then President Yanukovych had postponed signing of the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement.
Article 106, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of Ukraine states that it is the President of Ukraine “who directs the foreign policy activities of Ukraine”; see the official website of the President of Ukraine.
Therefore, the postponement of the signing of the above-mentioned Agreement was a completely legal action of Ukrainian President, which he performed within the framework of his powers. If citizens were not satisfied with such actions of Yanukovych, they could legally elect another President in 15 months - in March 2015 - at the next presidential election.
And it is completely unclear why the postponement of signing this Agreement could have any significance. Georgia and Moldova, which did sign such Agreements in 2013, so far - that is, in March 2024 - have not become members of the EU.
But at the end of 2013, Western countries suddenly supported the Ukrainian protesters’ demand for a QUICKER signing of this Agreement.
Moreover, high representatives of the U.S. and EU openly visited lawbreakers who occupied the central square in Ukrainian capital Kyiv and had placed their tents there; please see the picture above. Although - as far back as on November 22, 2013 – a Kyiv court had forbidden to pitch tents on this square; please see the BBC website.
And after Ukrainian police had chased protesters from the above-mentioned square – Independence Square alias Maidan Square - on the night of November 30, 2013, Western politicians condemned this fully legitimate action.
For example, on the same day Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird declared:
Article 106, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of Ukraine states that it is the President of Ukraine “who directs the foreign policy activities of Ukraine”; see the official website of the President of Ukraine.
Therefore, the postponement of the signing of the above-mentioned Agreement was a completely legal action of Ukrainian President, which he performed within the framework of his powers. If citizens were not satisfied with such actions of Yanukovych, they could legally elect another President in 15 months - in March 2015 - at the next presidential election.
And it is completely unclear why the postponement of signing this Agreement could have any significance. Georgia and Moldova, which did sign such Agreements in 2013, so far - that is, in March 2024 - have not become members of the EU.
But at the end of 2013, Western countries suddenly supported the Ukrainian protesters’ demand for a QUICKER signing of this Agreement.
Moreover, high representatives of the U.S. and EU openly visited lawbreakers who occupied the central square in Ukrainian capital Kyiv and had placed their tents there; please see the picture above. Although - as far back as on November 22, 2013 – a Kyiv court had forbidden to pitch tents on this square; please see the BBC website.
And after Ukrainian police had chased protesters from the above-mentioned square – Independence Square alias Maidan Square - on the night of November 30, 2013, Western politicians condemned this fully legitimate action.
For example, on the same day Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird declared:
see the official website of Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs.
Ten days later, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also declared:
Ten days later, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also declared:
However, two years earlier - in November 2011 – when U.S. police used force against persons, who violated law during the Occupy Wall Street protests, Western politicians were not impressed by such facts at all.
Please see above the pictures from the CBS website.
In 2013 there also were allegations that Ukraine had a large-scale corruption under Yanukovych.
Even Barack Obama personally called Viktor Yanukovych a “corrupt ruler” later.
However, during 10 years which passed since Yanukovych had been removed from office in February 2014, Ukrainian authorities failed to prove that Yanukovych had stolen even a cent.
But nobody in Ukraine was ever outraged by this fact; for example, in 2017 Ukrainians were outraged by a cruel treatment of a horse which drove a tourists’ carriage in Odessa; see here.Please see above the pictures from the CBS website.
In 2013 there also were allegations that Ukraine had a large-scale corruption under Yanukovych.
Even Barack Obama personally called Viktor Yanukovych a “corrupt ruler” later.
However, during 10 years which passed since Yanukovych had been removed from office in February 2014, Ukrainian authorities failed to prove that Yanukovych had stolen even a cent.
By the way, information about Yanukovych was also removed from the Interpol data base and you can see it yourself on the official website of Interpol.
So, we can conclude that Western countries had absolutely no reasons for support of Ukrainian protest movement. Nevertheless, the West supported it and, in that way, the West provoked the Ukrainian coup d’état.
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