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The '''2014 Ukrainian coup d'état''', also known as the '''Maidan Revolution''', was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed coup in [[Ukraine]] against president [[Viktor Yanukovych]]. After the coup, armed rebellions began against the Ukrainian government in [[Donbas]], forming the people's republics of [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk People's Republic|Lugansk]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Oksana Grytsenko|date=2014-04-12|title=Armed pro-Russian insurgents in Luhansk say they are ready for police raid|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/war-against-ukraine/armed-pro-russian-insurgents-in-luhansk-say-they-are-ready-for-police-raid-343167.html|newspaper=Kyiv Post|retrieved=2022-02-12}}</ref> | The '''2014 Ukrainian coup d'état''', also known as the '''Maidan Revolution''', was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed fascist<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Max Blumenthal]]|date=2014-02-25|title=Is the US backing neo-Nazis in Ukraine?|url=https://www.salon.com/2014/02/25/is_the_us_backing_neo_nazis_in_ukraine_partner/|newspaper=Salon|retrieved=2022-02-12}}</ref> coup<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Conal Urquhart|date=2014-02-23|title=Ukraine MPs appoint interim president as Yanukovych allies dismissed – 23 February as it happened|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/23/ukraine-crisis-yanukovych-tymoshenko-live-updates|newspaper=The Guardian|retrieved=2022-02-12}}</ref> in [[Ukraine]] against president [[Viktor Yanukovych]]. After the coup, armed rebellions began against the Ukrainian government in [[Donbas]], forming the people's republics of [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk People's Republic|Lugansk]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Oksana Grytsenko|date=2014-04-12|title=Armed pro-Russian insurgents in Luhansk say they are ready for police raid|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/war-against-ukraine/armed-pro-russian-insurgents-in-luhansk-say-they-are-ready-for-police-raid-343167.html|newspaper=Kyiv Post|retrieved=2022-02-12}}</ref> | ||
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The 2014 Ukrainian coup d'état, also known as the Maidan Revolution, was a CIA-backed fascist[1] coup[2] in Ukraine against president Viktor Yanukovych. After the coup, armed rebellions began against the Ukrainian government in Donbas, forming the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.[3]
- ↑ Max Blumenthal (2014-02-25). "Is the US backing neo-Nazis in Ukraine?" Salon. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ↑ Conal Urquhart (2014-02-23). "Ukraine MPs appoint interim president as Yanukovych allies dismissed – 23 February as it happened" The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ↑ Oksana Grytsenko (2014-04-12). "Armed pro-Russian insurgents in Luhansk say they are ready for police raid" Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2022-02-12.