DISINFO: Maidan was a coup
SUMMARY
Maidan was a coup.
RESPONSE
There has been no "coup" in Kyiv but a democratic vote in parliament in a crisis situation: the government was approved by constitutional majority in the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada) showing its inclusive character, whereas a simple majority would have been sufficient. Following his flight from Kyiv and Ukraine, then President Yanukovych was dismissed by a constitutional majority and the void left by his departure filled to restore normal functioning of the state and implementation of the 21 February agreement.