Why did Putin support Yanukovych?

[rupol2000]

There is no doubt that Yanukovych was a protege of Bush Jr. Bush was dissatisfied with the sale of children and corruption, he deprived Yushchenko of international loans, in the end he achieved his overthrow. Yanukovych pursued a very explicit right-wing policy in the spirit of Reagan: decentralization, freedom of the individual, freedom of languages, cultures, a volunteer army. The very name Party of Regions is a sign of anti-federals.

Obama organized the coup, and Putin was against him, he supported Yanukovych, and was against the left coup.

But Putin has the opposite policy and the opposite rhetoric, he has always been a federalist, and he now openly praises the social type of state.

What was it? Was he pretending?

Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry still say that Yanukovych is a good guy.

 

[rupol2000]

According to Lenta.ru, Gazprom financed Yanukovych's election

Янукович и Буш потратили на выборы поровну

На свои предвыборные кампании Виктор Янукович и Джордж Буш потратили приблизительно одинаковые суммы. Об этом заявил эксперт Фонда Карнеги Андрес Ослунд, в прошлом являвшийся экономическим советником украинского правительства. По данным Ослунда, Виктор Янукович затратил на выборы около 600...

lenta.ru

(2004)

 

[JGalt]

Putin likes Weird Al too?

Whoda thunk that?

 

[rupol2000]

Putin's position on Yanukovych is absolutely inconsistent and paradoxical.

Putin has always been an ardent federalist, even before he became president he dreamed of the Soviet Union and wanted division into federal districts, wanted as few autonomies as possible

 

[rupol2000]

But even now they continue to say that Yanukovych is a good guy and their ally!

 

[ESay]

There is no doubt that Yanukovych was a protege of Bush Jr. Bush was dissatisfied with the sale of children and corruption, he deprived Yushchenko of international loans, in the end he achieved his overthrow. Yanukovych pursued a very explicit right-wing policy in the spirit of Reagan: decentralization, freedom of the individual, freedom of languages, cultures, a volunteer army. The very name Party of Regions is a sign of anti-federals.

Obama organized the coup, and Putin was against him, he supported Yanukovych, and was against the left coup.

But Putin has the opposite policy and the opposite rhetoric, he has always been a federalist, and he now openly praises the social type of state.

What was it? Was he pretending?

Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry still say that Yanukovych is a good guy.

Because you are absolutely clueless. Party of Regions was party of regions in name only. Yanukovich tried to build a centralized state with his personal power in the epicentre.

 

[rupol2000]

Because you are absolutely clueless. Party of Regions was party of regions in name only. Yanukovich tried to build a centralized state with his personal power in the epicentre.

He has it written in the party program, and they alredy issued a law on the volunteer army.

Let's say you're right. But then why didn't he suit Obama?

 

[ESay]

He has it written in the party program, and they alredy issued a law on the volunteer army.

Let's say you're right. But then why didn't he suit Obama?

Linking the Euromaidan solely to Obama is quite foolish. There were a number of reasons.

 

[rupol2000]

Because you are absolutely clueless. Party of Regions was party of regions in name only. Yanukovich tried to build a centralized state with his personal power in the epicentre.

From their published programm

LAND OF FREE PEOPLE

Our priority is the ability of a person to develop freely in all areas. We stand for:

- intellectual freedom;

- freedom of speech;

- equal opportunities for women and men in all spheres of life;

- legislative provision of the right of citizens to their native language;

- granting the status of the second state language to the Russian language.

STRONG REGIONS - A PROSPEROUS STATE

The state will prosper if its regions are powerful. In order to further develop local self-government:

- the powers of local self-government bodies will be expanded;

- 60% of the consolidated state budget - to local councils.

EFFICIENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ARMY

Ukraine should have European-style power structures. We will provide:

- effective contract army;

- the abolition of compulsory conscription from January 1, 2014;

Approximately the same program was used by the russian opposition Parnas Party, the former Republican Party, which was de facto the main opposition to Putin.

Yanukovych's program is even freer

 

[rupol2000]

Linking the Euromaidan solely to Obama is quite foolish. There were a number of reasons.

Left world coup, that's what it all comes down to

 

[rupol2000]

The fucking paradox here is that the whole essence of Putin's politics is leftist.

 

[rupol2000]

It can be assumed that Obama collaborated with Moscow and Berlin. At the very least, this is evident in his colossal concessions on missile defense. In fact, he did everything they wanted, although no one forced him to do it and no one could put pressure on him.

In this case, friendship with Yanukovych is just a cover-up.

And I don't see any other explanation.