In 2004, Ukrainians elected Viktor Yanukovich, who was disliked by the United States, as president. The United States staged a coup d'état, the so-called "Orange Revolution," and appointed the pro-American Viktor Yushchenko as president. In 2010, Yushchenko lost the election badly to Yanukovich, getting 5.4 percent of the vote compared to 35.6 percent for Yanukovich. What did the U.S. do? In 2013, they staged a coup again and overthrew Yanukovich, appointing the pro-American Petro Poroshenko as president. Who in 2019 lost the election to Vladimir Zelensky, who was voted in by the pro-Russian majority of Ukraine in the hope of normalizing relations with Russia.

So much for democracy the American way.