Thereare too many reasons why it wasn’t a coup Lucky.
Cherry-picking one eventout of a series of many critical events, all the fault of Yanukovychhimself, to further a false pro Kremlin narrative is failing
Hereare the facts:
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1.November21, 2013: Protestsbegin after President Yanukovych suspends preparations for the EU-UkraineAssociation Agreement, favoring closer ties with Russia.
2.November30, 2013: Riot policeviolently disperse peaceful protesters in Maidan, leading to a surge indemonstrations.
3.December1, 2013: Over 800,000protesters gather in Kyiv, demanding government reforms and accountability forthe police violence.
4.January16, 2014: The Ukrainianparliament passes controversial "anti-protest laws," furtherescalating tensions between the government and protesters.
5.January22, 2014: The firstprotester deaths occur during clashes with police, marking a turning point inthe crisis.
6.February18-20, 2014: Over 100people are killed in Kyiv during violent clashes. Government snipers are accusedof shooting unarmed protesters.
7.February21, 2014: Yanukovychand opposition leaders sign an EU-brokered deal calling for early elections andconstitutional reforms, but the agreement fails to pacify the protests.
8.February22, 2014: Yanukovychflees Kyiv and heads to Kharkiv, creating a power vacuum. His departure is seenas an abandonment of his presidential duties.
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- Your focus is only what happened here at this one specific point while ignoring everything else going on for weeks and months around this point in time, this shows your argument is purely a pro Kremline lie -
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9.February22, 2014: The Ukrainianparliament (Rada) votes to remove Yanukovych from office. The vote is based onhis failure to perform presidential duties, a constitutional ground for hisremoval.
10February 23, 2014: Oleksandr Turchynov is appointed actingpresident by the Rada, following constitutional procedures.
11.February 23, 2014: The Rada sets new presidential elections forMay 25, 2014, in compliance with constitutional provisions for early election
May 25, 2014: Petro Poroshenko wins the Ukrainianpresidential election by a landslide in a vote that is internationallyrecognized as free and fair.
Adding to that and summarising:
1.Yanukovych’sAbandonment: Yanukovych'sdeparture from Kyiv and failure to fulfill his duties is widely seen as anabandonment of office, justifying the Rada’s actions.
2.ConstitutionalProcedures: While theRada's vote did not follow the formal impeachment process, Yanukovych’s actionswere seen as grounds for removal under the Ukrainian constitution.
3.EUMediation: The agreementsigned on February 21, 2014, between Yanukovych and opposition leaders was apeaceful attempt to resolve the crisis, undermining claims of a violent coup.
4.Loss ofSupport: Yanukovychlost the backing of his own political allies, including members of the Party ofRegions and key figures in the security services.
5.ParliamentaryVote: The Rada'sdecision to remove Yanukovych and appoint a temporary president was donethrough a parliamentaryprocess, not through a military or violent coup.
6.PublicSupport: The Maidanmovement represented a large portion of the Ukrainian population demandingdemocratic reforms, not a small faction overthrowing the government.
7.InternationalLegitimacy: The 2014elections were monitored by international observers, who confirmed that theprocess was legitimate and reflected the will of the people.
8.Non-ViolentTransition: Despiteviolence during the protests, the actual removal of Yanukovych and theappointment of a new government occurred through legal and democratic processes.
9.RussianInvolvement: Claims of acoup are often linked to Russian narratives, but independent sources confirmthat there was no significant military involvement in Yanukovych’s removal.
10Yanukovych’s Legacy: By February 2014, Yanukovych had lostcontrol of the government and was isolated politically, contributing to hisdownfall.
11Far-Right Influence Exaggerated: While far-right groups participated in theprotests, they did not control the movement or the political transition, asevidenced by the broad-based support for new elections and reforms.
Thesepoints, backed by documented evidence and international observation, show thatYanukovych's removal was not a coup, but the result of a democratic and legal process responding to widespreadpublic discontent and his own abandonment of office.
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lol! Back for more Ailo! I have told you that you have got nothing and parroting the same nonsense over and over again will not change the fact, that 2014 saw a violent overthrow of the government, carried out by the armed far right thugs, who openly stated that they would kill the legitimate president if he did not leave Kiev. I don’t give a damn about Yanukovych, but to say that the change of the government was Constitutional, is beyond pathetic.
