For the sin of declining a Western aid package loaded with austerity measures, and accepting instead an unencumbered Russian package, Yanukovych became a target for US regime change Undersecretary Nuland’s role in the coup is essential to the story
While Senators John McCain and Chris Murphy appeared on-stage in Kiev with far-right opposition leader Oleh Tyahnybok in support of the coup, Nuland and Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt passed out cookies to anti-government protesters in Maidan Square This would be like Russian parliamentarians and diplomats coming to Washington to encourage protesters to overthrow the US government. Read MORE