DISINFO: Current Ukrainian regime came to power after the foreign-led “Orange Revolution” in 2013
SUMMARY
The current Ukrainian anti-Russian regime, which could be considered a Nazi regime, took power after the “Orange Revolution” on Maidan in 2013 which was directed from abroad. The new regime does not respect the legitimate objections of locals living in Donbas against unconstitutional practices. It also does not want to recognise their right to self-determination although within autonomy.
This led to the beginning of a civil war in which Ukraine resorts to war crimes and crimes against humanity against the citizens of Donbas. The new Ukrainian regime fatally damaged the right of nationalities living in Ukraine within the meaning of Article 47 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
RESPONSE
Multiple statements from this article are false.
Firstly, the events in Ukraine in 2013 and 2014 (also known as Maidan or Euromaidan) were not directed from abroad. The demonstrations which began in Kyiv in November 2013 were a result of the Ukrainian people's frustration with former President Yanukovych's last-minute U-turn when, after seven years of negotiation, he refused to sign the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, choosing instead to accept a $15 billion economic bailout to Russia.
Secondly, the term “Orange Revolution” is connected to the events in Ukraine in 2004, not 2013 or 2014. The protests and other political events were sparked by election fraud surrounding the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election. Read further debunking here.
The conflict in Eastern Ukraine is not a civil conflict but a well-documented act of aggression by Russian armed forces, ongoing since February 2014. The involvement of Russian personnel and equipment has been well documented for years and includes firing artillery over the border into Ukraine, the deployment of armoured vehicles and troops in contested provinces of Eastern Ukraine, the use of non-state actors such as Russian private military companies, and the launching of thousands of cyber attacks against Ukrainian targets. The humanitarian situation in Eastern Ukraine has worsened dramatically since the outbreak of the war.
Similar cases on Euromaidan can be found here and on the situation in Eastern Ukraine here.