DISINFO: There was a coup by nationalist extremists and fascists in Ukraine sponsored by US

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: de.rt.com ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: February 20, 2021
  • Countries / regions discussed: EU, US, Ukraine

DISINFO: There was a coup by nationalist extremists and fascists in Ukraine sponsored by US

SUMMARY

Blinken is a staunch liberal hawk who is not afraid to play with fire, as demonstrated by the US-sponsored coup by nationalist extremists and fascists against the legitimately elected government in Ukraine. Blinken also had a major hand in this and worked closely with his subordinate Victoria “Fuck the EU” Nuland on the Maidan coup.

RESPONSE

There was no coup d’état or Putsch in Kyiv in 2014; this is a longstanding pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine's Euromaidan protests, laying responsibility for the ensuing Russian aggression on the US.

The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction from several segments of the Ukrainian population to former President Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the promised Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013, after pressure from Russia. See the full debunk The Western-backed coup in Ukraine has torn the country asunder.

The West did not interfere in Ukraine in 2014. Ukraine is a sovereign state. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected by almost the whole world, including the EU. The EU and the US work closely with Ukraine and support the democratic development of Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter’s principles of non-interference into internal affairs and respect towards territorial integrity and political independence.

Disclaimer

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