The US intervened in Ukraine and supported the coup.
Coup
noun
noun:
coup; plural noun:
coups; noun:
coup d'état; plural noun:
coup d'états; plural noun:
coups d'état
- 1.
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
Sudden? Check.
Violent? Check.
Illegal? Check.
The word coup is a propaganda term when used in the Ukrainian context. You’re using it to deny the current Ukrainian government its legitimacy. The Maidan Uprising was a popular uprising or a revolution, but it was not a coup. And the subsequent and current government are expressions of the majority will of the Ukrainian people.
Here are some alternate descriptions of the word coup:
en.m.wikipedia.org
A
coup d'état (French for 'stroke of state'),
[1] often shortened to
coup in English
[2] (also known as an
overthrow), is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers.
Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, rebel group, military, or a dictator.[3]
Coup d’etat, the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. Unlike a revolution, in which large numbers of people work for basic social, economic, and political change, a coup is a change in power from the top that merely results in the replacement of leading...
www.britannica.com
coup d’état, also called
coup, the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government
by a small group
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So, coup is associated with a dictator or the military or a small faction gaining power. It’s not commonly used to describe revolutions or popular uprisings. It may be difficult for you to understand but for people who love and appreciate democracy a coup is seen as having less legitimacy than a revolution or a popular uprising.
The Maidan uprising was not a coup. It was a popular uprising or revolution involving a large swath of the population and the goals of the Maidan uprising had majority support amongst the Ukrainian population.
When you use the word coup you are playing into Putin’s hands. That’s exactly how Putin wants you to describe it because saying or writing that the Maidan uprising was a coup is an attempt to take away from the current Ukrainian government its legitimacy. Putin is not stupid. Putin understands the West sympathizes with Ukraine because the West views Ukraine to be a democracy under assault by an autocrat. So when people use the word coup they can say: “See! There is nothing special about Ukraine! The West should not help Ukraine! Ukraine is not a democracy! The government is not an expression of the majority will of the Ukrainian people! We should not help Ukraine. Whether it’s the Russians that rule them or the coup plotters, it’s all the same!”
It’s straight up bullshit Russian propaganda.
But here’s the thing. You can make your points without having to lean on lies and Russian propaganda. Your points are just as valid even if you admit to yourself and others that Ukraine is a real democracy that has the majority support of the Ukrainian people.
You only hurt yourself and your argument when you stoop to using these lies.