Is present Ukraine an independent country?

Probably, many have already forgotten that one of the main theses of Ukrainian protest movement - the so-called Euromaidan - which had begun more than 10 years ago, was the allegation that Ukraine under Yanukovych was a colony of Russia.

Naturally, no evidence was given for the above-mentioned allegation, but the present article deals with the current situation in Ukraine. That is, I want to consider the question - Is post-Maidan Ukraine an independent country?

Do Western politicians and Western media tell truth about the Ukrainian crisis?

 

In this article, I would like to consider the question - How do Western politicians and Western media inform their citizens about the Ukrainian crisis?

The examples given in this material below will have the following structure:

A numbered statement of Western politicians and/or Western media;
My assessment of this statement;
Analysis of this statement.