They and the police were shot by agitators, that would have upset them even made them more angry, possibly even quite aggressive.
President was replaced without following the constitution which is the defintion of a coup.
The coup was successful.
With Biden's return to power Nuland was sent in once again in early 2021. Immediately after Nuland visit Zelensky releases the Crimea plan to take it back by military force if necessary. Russians invaded before Nuland could fully develop and carry out her plan to turn Crimea into a NATO base. She thought she had more time. Now her time has passed.
