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>the US/west backed coup to remove a democratically elected leader

You are pushing eight-year-old Russian disinformation. I don't even think the Russians believe it anymore.

The Ukrainian people removed a corrupt dictator in a democratic revolution in 2014.

Meanwhile Russia has never in its history had a democratic change of leadership.

For those wishing to learn more, watch the documentary "Winter on Fire" on Netflix. Yanukovych was a a pretty brutal dictator.