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Re:Russia says Ukraine talks hit 'dead end', Poland warns of... by remarkEon on Thursday January 13, 2022 @02:57PM (#29925961)
>So yeah that's Putin's narrative: Ukraine is a part of Russia and doesn't get to make those choices. That's the Russian perspective.

Ukraine choose Yanukovych and what it got in return was a western-backed revolution to oust him. If we're keeping score, only one side has actually done a color revolution in this country and it isn't Russia.

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Re:Russia says Ukraine talks hit 'dead end', Poland warns of... by tymofiy on Thursday January 13, 2022 @03:59PM (#29926768)
Yes, it was Ukraine doing the revolution. Yanukovich lost elections in 2004, and his win in 2010 was marginal. His corruption and brutality made him quite unpopular with the people by 2014. His attempts to consolidate power made him quite unpopular with half of Ukrainian oligarchs as well.
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