The European Union could have prevented Ukraine from sliding into chaos after the Maidan Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the media that the European Union could have prevented Ukraine from sliding into chaos after the Maidan if it had kept Yanukovych's agreement with the opposition. "The EU was at the center of events and had every chance of preventing chaos after the 2014 coup. It was necessary to say directly that they would stick to the agreement signed by Yanukovych with the opposition, and it was not possible to recognize the government of the winners," he said.

The European Union could have prevented Ukraine from sliding into chaos after the Maidan Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the media that the European Union could have prevented Ukraine from sliding into chaos after the Maidan if it had kept Yanukovych's agreement with the opposition. "The EU was at the center of events and had every chance of preventing chaos after the 2014 coup. It was necessary to say directly that they would stick to the agreement signed by Yanukovych with the opposition, and it was not possible to recognize the government of the winners," he said.