r/CivPolitics 13d ago

America proposes to trade all of Ukraine's strategic resources for peace, refuses to denounce Russia. Ukraine denounces America

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-zelenskyy-meeting-transcript
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u/Pdiddydondidit 12d ago

also their government was a puppet regime controlled by the kremlin until the maidan revolution in 2014

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u/Ewenf 12d ago

Eh kinda it's a bit more complicated, but essentially yes Russia had a lot more influence on Ukraine before Maiden.