> Well, he “ran away” because insurrectionists were trying to kill him. Nope. He ran away because his entire political backing vanished overnight after bodies

> Well, he “ran away” because insurrectionists were trying to kill him. Nope. He ran away because his entire political backing vanished overnight after bodies piled up. His own party disowned him and issued a statement condemning his criminal actions. From that moment on, it was clear that he would be facing criminal prosecution and a long time in jail. He chose to save his skin and run. > It also doesn’t mean anything because there is a constitutional process for impeachment, which was not followed. That makes the 2014 incident a coup. This coup is what triggered the Crimean invasion and eventually, the current conflict. There were several options for solving the crisis that Yanukovych had created. With the support of all political factions, Ukrainian parliament unanimously voted in favor of early elections. There is no reason whatsoever to call early elections a coup. Asking for renewed mandate from the electorate is the polar opposite of a small group overthrowing a government, as coup is commonly understood. As to Russia, if we go by what they've inscribed on the Crimean campaign medal, then they launched the invasion of Crimea when Yanukovych was still in office: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_%22For_the_Return_of_Crimea%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_%22For_the_Return_of_Cri...