Nine Years Ago, Democracy Died in Ukraine

The Maidan Coup plotters and ultranationalists killed more than just protesters and police.

President Joe Biden, in his remarks in Poland this week, proclaimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had thought the West would “roll over” while his tanks rolled into Ukraine.

“He was wrong”, Biden declared. “Democracy was too strong”.

Sorry, Joe. The fact of the matter is: this week, nine years ago, democracy died in Ukraine.

Mind you, democracy had always been a dicey thing in Ukraine, long known for being one of the most corrupt countries in Europe.

Nonetheless, the elections of 2010, which saw Viktor Yanukovych become President, were fair, democratic and “clean”, according to the international observers:

Observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said there were no indications of serious fraud and described the vote as an “impressive display” of democracy. “For everyone in Ukraine this election was a victory,” João Soares, president of the OSCE’s parliamentary assembly, said.

These results were beyond dispute. Yanukovych had run a victorious campaign based on the promise to push for Ukraine’s integration into the EU.

Yanukovych fails

Fast forward to late 2013. Yanukovych had been unable to negotiate a reasonable deal with the EU and…