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The Maidan Coup (aka The 2014 Ukrainian coup d'état or "Revolution of Dignity" by its supporters) was a violent US-backed anti-democratic colour revolution, While the Movement started with legitimate grievances such as corruption, abuse of power, human rights violations and the influence of oligarchs, The movement was quickly co-opted by the Far Right<ref>https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea?s=08</ref> and Western Nations who were upset with the democratically-elected President of Ukraine; Viktor Yanukovych for refusing to sign [[IMF]] loan. <ref>https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/what-do-the-world-bank-and-imf-have-to-do-with-the-ukraine-conflict</ref> These very grievances were intensified after the coup, with Racist 'Ukrainization', Authoritarian 'Lustration' and Totalitarian 'Decommunization' Laws contributing to mass authoritarianism and democratic backsliding in Ukraine, Russian Television and Opposition Parties were banned.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26546083</ref><ref>https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2023/02/21/7390318/</ref> | The Maidan Coup (aka The 2014 Ukrainian coup d'état or "Revolution of Dignity" by its supporters) was a violent US-backed anti-democratic colour revolution, While the Movement started with legitimate grievances such as corruption, abuse of power, human rights violations and the influence of oligarchs, The movement was quickly co-opted by the Far Right<ref>https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea?s=08</ref> and Western Nations who were upset with the democratically-elected President of Ukraine; Viktor Yanukovych for refusing to sign [[IMF]] loan. <ref>https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/what-do-the-world-bank-and-imf-have-to-do-with-the-ukraine-conflict</ref> These very grievances were intensified after the coup, with Racist 'Ukrainization', Authoritarian 'Lustration' and Totalitarian 'Decommunization' Laws contributing to mass authoritarianism and democratic backsliding in Ukraine, Russian Television and Opposition Parties were banned.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26546083</ref><ref>https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2023/02/21/7390318/</ref> | ||
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The Maidan Coup (aka The 2014 Ukrainian coup d'état or "Revolution of Dignity" by its supporters) was a violent US-backed anti-democratic colour revolution, While the Movement started with legitimate grievances such as corruption, abuse of power, human rights violations and the influence of oligarchs, The movement was quickly co-opted by the Far Right[1] and Western Nations who were upset with the democratically-elected President of Ukraine; Viktor Yanukovych for refusing to sign IMF loan. [2] These very grievances were intensified after the coup, with Racist 'Ukrainization', Authoritarian 'Lustration' and Totalitarian 'Decommunization' Laws contributing to mass authoritarianism and democratic backsliding in Ukraine, Russian Television and Opposition Parties were banned.[3][4]
Nuland-Pyatt Phone Call
On February 6, an audio recording of the January 28 call between Nuland and Pyatt was leaked, On January 28, 2014, Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and US Ambassador to Ukraine was on a phone call Geoffrey Pyatt discussed details of planned overthrow of the democratically elected government of Ukraine. Nuland which opposition officials would make up the new regime, agreeing that Arseniy Yatsenyuk should be in charge. Nuland said 'Fuck the EU' when asked about if the EU would accept the new regime, despite the US claiming that Pro-Europeanism was the meaning of the Protests.
On February 6, 2014, Nuland met with neo-Nazi leader Oleh Tyahnybok and other oligarchs who assumed power after the coup. Tyahnybok leads the Neo-Nazi 'Svoboda' party. In 2004 Tyahnybok was kicked out of the ruling parliamentary faction after giving a speech calling for a fight against the "Muscovite-Jewish mafia." In 2005 Tyahnybok signed an open letter to Ukrainian leaders calling for the government to halt the "criminal activities" of "organized Jewry", which was supposedly spreading its influence through organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League to commit "genocide" against the Ukrainian people. [5]
- ↑ https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea?s=08
- ↑ https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/what-do-the-world-bank-and-imf-have-to-do-with-the-ukraine-conflict
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26546083
- ↑ https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2023/02/21/7390318/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20824693