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Originally Posted by Anvar1061
The US has spent $5 billion supporting regime change in Ukraine. Neo-fascists played a key role in the February 2014 coup. With their help, the US State Department and the Pentagon hoped to replace the legitimate president with someone who would push Ukraine to join NATO. But the key task of the operation in Ukraine was the eviction of the Black Sea Fleet from the military bases of the Crimea, which have existed for more than 230 years.
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"Our ruling
Contrary to claims, the United States did not spend $5 billion to incite the rebellion in Ukraine.
That’s a distorted understanding of remarks given by a State Department official. She was referring to money spent on democracy-building programs in Ukraine since it broke off from the Soviet Union in 1991.
We rate the claim Pants on Fire."