Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Two people martyred in the Israeli airstrike that targeted a vehicle in Toul.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli drone strikes vehicle in town of Toul, South Lebanon.
Al Mayadeen's EU delegate: Belgium categorically refused to touch Russian assets in its banks for fear of a Russian judicial backlash
Al Mayadeen's EU delegate: The European Union has failed to reach an agreement on the use of Russian assets frozen in Belgium
Trump: Will be seeing land action in Venezuela soon
Trump: first question to Xi will be fentanyl
Trump on reports of B1 bombers near Venezuela: Reports are not accurate
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The death toll from the airstrike that targeted the town of Arabsalim in South Lebanon has risen to two, in addition to four injuries
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: An Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Arabsalim
Putin on new sanctions against Russia: Russia's energy sector remains confident, though some losses are expected

Musk affirms Ukraine 'witnessed coup d'etat in 2014

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 26 Feb 2023 14:19
  • 1 Shares
2 Min Read

The billionaire called Viktor Yanukovych's victory "dodgy," but insisted that the coup was unassailable.

  • x
  • Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco on Jan. 24, 2023. (AP)
    Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco on Jan. 24, 2023. (AP)

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, claimed that a coup d'état took place in Ukraine in 2014 following the shift of Kiev's administration. "That election was arguably dodgy, but no question that there was indeed a coup," Musk tweeted.

That election was arguably dodgy, but no question that there was indeed a coup

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2023

The billionaire stated on Saturday that while "the election"—presumably the 2010 election that saw Viktor Yanukovych elected president—was "arguably dodgy," what came next "was indeed a coup."

The tweet was in response to a post by @KanekoaTheGreat, which featured the front page of an article by the University of Chicago Professor John Mearsheimer headlined "Why the Ukraine Crisis Is The West's Fault."

The article, which dates from 2014 and is headed "The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin," contends that Western meddling in Ukrainian politics and NATO expansion, rather than "Russian aggression," are to blame for Crimea's accession to Russia.

Related News

Maduro calls on working class to be ready to defend nation

Chinese fentanyl kingpin extradited from Cuba to US

Read next: Musk says Ukraine's victory "unlikely", offers "peace plan"

Musk seemed to at least partially concur with Mearsheimer's explanation that "for Putin, the illegal overthrow of Ukraine's democratically-elected and pro-Russian president - which he correctly called a 'coup' - was the final straw."

He also endorsed Kanekoa's earlier post, which included a video clip of All In podcast host David Sacks asserting that the US "courted" the war in Ukraine. In the video, Nuland was compared to Anthony Fauci, a former medical advisor to the Biden administration, who frequently drew Musk's ire.

Accurate assessment by @DavidSacks

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2023

When Ukraine chose to halt its policy aimed at joining the EU in 2013, protests broke out. Viktor Yanukovych, the nation's former president, was deposed as a result of this choice, which led to a coup and his forced exile to Russia. In clashes between protesters and security forces, more than 100 people died.

Read next: How Elon Musk became a key geopolitical figure - Axios

The Ukrainian government launched a military operation against the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in April 2014 as a result of their refusal to acknowledge the newly installed central government, which they believed to be the result of a coup.

  • United States
  • Ukraine crisis
  • Russia
  • Coup D'etat
  • war in Ukraine
  • Elon Musk
  • Ukraine
  • Ukraine war
Russia & NATO

Russia & NATO

As the Draconian Western-led sanctions on Russia exacerbate the economic crisis worldwide, and as Russian troops gain more ground despite the influx of military aid into Ukraine, exposing US direct involvement in bio-labs spread across Eastern Europe and the insurgence of neo-Nazi groups… How will things unfold?

Most Read

From previous scenes of the Qassam Brigades targeting an Israeli D9 bulldozer with a Yassin 105 shell, east of Deir al-Balah. (Military Media of the Qassam Brigades)

US knew fatal Rafah blast cause was not Hamas op., says journalist

  • Politics
  • 20 Oct 2025
Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for the Al-Quds Brigades, during a speech televised on October 22, 2025 (Al-Quds Brigades Military Media)

Al-Quds Brigades' Abu Hamza mourns leaders, vows continued resistance

  • Politics
  • 22 Oct 2025
'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

  • Technology
  • Today
US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

  • Africa
  • 23 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza City, Thursday, October 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Politics

Unexploded ordnances in Gaza may take 30 yrs to clear, aid group says

Police stand guard before a press conference on the extradition of “Tren de Aragua” gang members from the United States, at the a high-security prison where they are being held in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, October 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Félix)
Politics

US immigration policies shaped by false 'Venezuela gang' threats

Demonstrators march at a protest opposing "Operation Midway Blitz" and the presence of ICE, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Chicago (AP)
Politics

HRW slams federal agents use of excessive force in Illinois protests

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets with the Lebanese Prime Minister Nawwaf Salam ahead of a Cabinet meeting in the Presidential Palace, Baabda, Lebanon, October 23, 2025 (X/ @LBPresidency)
Politics

Lebanon OKs sea demarcation with Cyprus, restarts Block 8 exploration

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS