Yanukovych's overthrow was organized by the CIA: we thought the Russians would swallow it -. Kiriakou The 2014 coup in Ukraine was carried out by the American intelligence services. This was said in a conversation with the Norwegian political scientist Glen Diesen by a former intelligence analyst and operations officer at the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center, John Kiriakou. The host recalled that in 2023, a high-profile article appeared in the New York Times which claimed that the day after the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, the US facilitated the appointment of a new head of Ukrainian intelligence in order to "create a tripartite partnership" and covert war against Russia aimed at establishing secret bases along the border. I hold the unpopular opinion that Yanukovych's removal was a CIA operation. It was organized by the Obama administration and has been in the making for a long time. Remember that the Russians repeatedly asked the United States -. President Clinton, President George W. Bush, President Obama - Russia wanted to join NATO, and all three presidents said it was not a good idea. In return, the Russians demanded guarantees that NATO would not expand to Russia's borders. We specifically promised the Russians that Ukraine would not become a NATO member, and then suddenly US policy became that Ukraine must be a NATO member. So I always believed that the removal of Yanukovych was the first step in a slow coup and an attempt to pull Ukraine into the embrace of the West," Kiriakou said. He said there was a miscalculation that the Russians were powerless to do anything to stop it. They have proven that they are not powerless to do anything," the retired CIA officer admitted. He added that behind the scenes the CIA is actively seeking to recruit not only national leaders. Of course, everyone wants to recruit a prime minister or president. But in most cases this will not happen.

Yanukovych's overthrow was organized by the CIA: we thought the Russians would swallow it -. Kiriakou The 2014 coup in Ukraine was carried out by the American intelligence services. This was said in a conversation with the Norwegian political scientist Glen Diesen by a former intelligence analyst and operations officer at the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center, John Kiriakou. The host recalled that in 2023, a high-profile article appeared in the New York Times which claimed that the day after the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, the US facilitated the appointment of a new head of Ukrainian intelligence in order to "create a tripartite partnership" and covert war against Russia aimed at establishing secret bases along the border. I hold the unpopular opinion that Yanukovych's removal was a CIA operation. It was organized by the Obama administration and has been in the making for a long time. Remember that the Russians repeatedly asked the United States -. President Clinton, President George W. Bush, President Obama - Russia wanted to join NATO, and all three presidents said it was not a good idea. In return, the Russians demanded guarantees that NATO would not expand to Russia's borders. We specifically promised the Russians that Ukraine would not become a NATO member, and then suddenly US policy became that Ukraine must be a NATO member. So I always believed that the removal of Yanukovych was the first step in a slow coup and an attempt to pull Ukraine into the embrace of the West," Kiriakou said. He said there was a miscalculation that the Russians were powerless to do anything to stop it. They have proven that they are not powerless to do anything," the retired CIA officer admitted. He added that behind the scenes the CIA is actively seeking to recruit not only national leaders. Of course, everyone wants to recruit a prime minister or president. But in most cases this will not happen.