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2024-01-23 12:22:42 UTC - HELPFUL
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This is a common theme of Russian propaganda that's used to delegitimize Ukraine. The Euromaidan protests were the popular response to then-president Yanukovich's sudden decision not to sign an association agreement with the EU, instead choosing closer ties to Russia. https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/ukraines-euromaidan-coup-led-to-civil-war-crimeas-reunification-with-russia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_of_Dignity https://www.britannica.com/place/Ukraine/The-Maidan-protest-movement https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879366515000305
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