Russian President Vladimir Putin says the 2014 popular uprising that saw former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich forced from office was the result of a “coup” orchestrated by the United States and supported by Washington’s European allies as he appealed for greater cooperation on the continent.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Al Jazeera: Putin accuses US of orchestrating 2014 ‘coup’ in Ukraine
This handout picture released by the Russian Defence Ministry on April 22, 2021, shows Russian forces landing a shore during a military drill along the Opuk training ground not far from the town of Kerch, on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea.
