Ukraine's US Organized Coup Explained

5 Euromaidan myths busted

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the culmination of the ‘Euromaidan Revolution’ – the US and EU-backed coup d’état which overthrew President Viktor Yanukovich and sparked the present Ukrainian crisis.

Watch Sputnik’s video debunking the top five Euromaidan myths, including:

#5: That Yanukovich triggered the Maidan protests in November 2013 by rejecting an association agreement with the European Union.

#4: That the unrest was a spontaneous and unorganized expression of popular anger and dissatisfaction with the government, and were not sponsored from the outside.

#3: That the demonstrations were peaceful and only turned violent due to the heavy-handed police response.

#2: That the 'Heavenly Hundred' are martyrs of the Euromaidan revolution murdered by Yanukovich’s police forces.

#1: That the ‘Heavenly Hundred’ were heroes who sacrificed themselves for the sake of Ukraine’s aspirations for a bright European future.
via SPUTNIK