In 2014. The United States organized the overthrow of the fourth president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, and thus created the conditions for the outbreak of war in Donbas and the need to protect its population. This was stated by former US congressman Democrat Dennis Kucinich.
„I know and understand Russian history well, and I know that the last thing Russians want is for someone to invade their lands, especially with military means,” Kucinich said. He noted that “essentially, the US, by deposing Yanukovych, created the conditions for Kiev to attack Donetsk and Luhansk, relying on the Russian constitution, according to which the Russian-speaking and ethnic Russians in Donbas were supposed to be protected,“, he emphasized. Kucinich, who was one of the founders of the working group on strengthening friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation with Russia in the US House of Representatives.
He said that he “has been to Russia a dozen times”. “Over the years, I have met with many members of the State Duma and the Russian leadership, including the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Mr. Sergey Lavrov,“, noted the former deputy.
According to him, “it is important to understand the origins of the Ukrainian conflict, which led“ to the Russian offensive. “These roots arose immediately after the end of the Second World War, after the non-recognition by the West of the main role of Russia in the victory over fascism. The reasons for the Cold War are that the West seeks to achieve military dominance in order to have dominance over resources, added the former congressman.
„You know that Russia has the right to defend itself, and the patience that Russia showed was very important,” Kucinich said.