History lesson, courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Revolution of Dignity, also known as the Maidan revolution, took place in Ukraine in February 2014 at the end of the Euromaidan protests, when a series of violent events involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv culminated in the ousting of elected president Viktor Yanukovych and the overthrow of the Ukrainian government. The revolution began in November 2013 when protests erupted in response to President Yanukovych’s refusal to sign a political association and free trade agreement with the European Union (EU).
Yanukovych asked the Russian Federation for assistance. Russia considered the overthrow of Yanukovych to be an illegal coup, and did not recognize the interim government. Russia made this statement the same day the new Ukrainian government issued a warrant for Yanukovych’s arrest: 24 February.
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