Disinfo: Ukraine is a separatist part of historical Russia, thus Moscow…

The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction of large parts of the Ukrainian population to former President Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013 bit.ly/1Tl9X7W, . // Democratic, competitive and generally well-organised presidential and parliamentary elections were held in 2014 and local elections in 2015.

In the last Ukrainian census, carried out in 2001, 8.3 million people (17.3% of the population) identified as ethnic Russians bit.ly/1gKrIph, . The elections in 2014 were characterised by the OSCE as showing the "clear resolve of the authorities to hold what was a genuine election largely in line with international commitments and with a respect for fundamental freedoms."// The reoccuring disinformation that Ukraine is ruled by nazis is disproven by the facts. The far-right Right Sector often depicted as "fascists" or nazis by pro-Kremlin outlets gained only 1.8% of the votes, far short of the threshold needed to enter parliament. bit.ly/2dFFEdi,