... by a series of changes in quick succession in Ukraine's sociopolitical system, including the formation of a new interim government, the restoration of the previous constitution, and the call to hold impromptu presidential elections within months. After a first revolution, known as the Orange Revolution in 2004, Ukraine had been mired by years of corruption, mismanagement, lack of economic growth, currency devaluation, and an ... a coup. Testimony from prominent Ukrainian politicians and security officers shows that Yanukovych was 'not so much overthrown as cast adrift by his own' ...

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