Richard - February 2014, Maidan Square, John McCain filming the protests, standing alongside Geoffrey Pyatt, the US ambassador to Ukraine, with Victoria Nuland behind him.All openly enjoying their role in overthrowing the democratically elected Ukrainian President Yanukovych....

In 2014, Ukraine needed a loan. There were two offers:

🔴The World Bank (IMF) offered $15 billion with two conditions:

-Lift the ban on private sector land ownership.

-Cut pensions and fuel subsidies.

🔴Russia also offered $15 billion, but WITHOUT the austerity and privatization requirement. 

Ukrainian President Yanukovych decided to chose Russia's offer, so Washington instigated a coup, ousting Yanukovych.

The new Ukrainian government accepted the IMF loan and their conditions: austerity and privatization

Multinational consortia with US capital have already bought 1/3 of Ukraine's land...