I think the argument is that the Ukrainian coup in 2014[1] which was financed and fomented by foreign actors (CIA up to their old tricks), means that the curren

I think the argument is that the Ukrainian coup in 2014[1] which was financed and fomented by foreign actors (CIA up to their old tricks), means that the current government is not only illegitimate, but put in power by Russian adversaries specifically to threaten their security. This is why the US stood by when Russia rolled into Crimea, because we knew we were in the wrong and that was the price we had to pay (giving up Crimea to Russia) in order to keep "our guys" in control in Ukraine. It's also why the "Russian Collusion" thing was blown up in 2016. None of these events happened in a vacuum. Not passing judgement on which is side has the most legitimate grievance, just providing context that seems to be skipped over when this matter comes up. [1] https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/06/04/how-and-why-the-u-s-government-perpetrated-the-2014-coup-in-ukraine/ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/06/04/how-and-why-the-u-s-go...