TLDR from the provided links [0][1]: Nuland and Pyatt are not talking about replacing Yanukovych as president, they are referring to who would become prime min

TLDR from the provided links [0][1]: Nuland and Pyatt are not talking about replacing Yanukovych as president, they are referring to who would become prime minister. How do we know this? Well, for one thing, on Feb. 21st, 2014, the U.S. and E.U. managed to broker a deal between Yanukovych and the opposition (one which Yanukovych himself advanced) in which Yanukovych would continue as president (alongside a new prime minister chosen from the opposition) until new elections were held in December, a full ten months from that point. The deal never came into effect. Why? Because immediately after signing, Yanukovych hightailed out of Kyiv. [0] https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1761873996675682423.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1761873996675682423.html [1] https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1573307576959512576.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1573307576959512576.html (be warned author uses pejorative language, which is a shame)