That 2014 article really doesn’t age well, and it’s ahistorical to claim that there wasn’t and isn’t broad support for a more liberal regime in Ukraine. Regard

That 2014 article really doesn’t age well, and it’s ahistorical to claim that there wasn’t and isn’t broad support for a more liberal regime in Ukraine. Regardless of how decimated the Ukrainian population was while under Russian control, and how effective russification was in creating a divided polity, there is still a substantial part of the country who wants independence from Russian dominance. To believe that this is a just result of western encouragement or interference is to be either narcissistic, pessimistic, or duped.