> I was there You were there and then missed the following 8 years of civil war, complete with separatist territories, to now ask "What has any of that to do w

> I was there You were there and then missed the following 8 years of civil war, complete with separatist territories, to now ask "What has any of that to do with the invasion?"? > Yanukovych was nearing the end of his term, he ordered snipers to shoot at protesters, it was only right for him to step down. Afaik there was no order for government snipers to shoot protesters, those sniper shots hit protesters and police alike, using hunting cartridges, and the government probe into those shootings was extremely flawed [0] Just like to this day nobody was ever charged for shooting police officers. > The next step was re-elections. As somebody who was apparently there, do you remember who provided "security" for those elections at the Rada? > The leaders of “separatists” were literal nobodies, nobody knew who they are. Quite an accomplishment for "nobodies that nobody knows" to be representatives of state parliaments, like that of Crimea. [0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-killings-probe-special-report-idUSKCN0HZ0UH20141010 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-killings-probe-sp...