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With the U.S.-backed overthrow of the democratically elected government in 2014, foreign capital and investors invaded the country causing the collapse of Ukrainian "mom-and-pop" enterprises which flourished after 1991, creating widespread poverty and unemployment, making resource rich Ukraine the poorest nation in Europe.

With the U.S.-backed overthrow of the democratically elected government in 2014, foreign capital and investors invaded the country causing the collapse of Ukrainian "mom-and-pop" enterprises which flourished after 1991, creating widespread poverty and unemployment, making resource rich Ukraine the poorest nation in Europe.

The U.S.-backed coup brought to power neo-Nazis, which Western media dubbed "moderate rebels".  Extrajudicial killings, harassment, arbitrary detentions by the [[Security Service of Ukraine]], beatings and disappearances take place on a regular basis.  Repressive measures accelerated and became even more brutal after anti-democratic dictator Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law in February 2022.  The Ukrainian authorities and deputized ultra-nationalist groups seek out people who openly expressed political views on the former post-Soviet government as well as criticism of the current U.S.-backed Maidan regime.  Threats, harassment and calls for violence have been and continue to be made against those who:

The U.S.-backed coup brought to power neo-Nazis, which Western media dubbed "moderate rebels".  Extrajudicial killings, harassment, arbitrary detentions by the [[Security Service of Ukraine]], beatings and disappearances take place on a regular basis.  Repressive measures accelerated and became even more brutal after anti-democratic dictator Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law in February 2022.  In April of 2022, Efraim Zuroff, the Director of the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]] in [[Israel]] said, “There is no doubt that there are neo-Nazis in Ukraine in various forms, whether in the Azov Regiment or other organizations,” he added.<ref>https://www.b92.net/eng/news/world.php?yyyy=2022&mm=04&dd=14&nav_id=113531</ref> The Ukrainian authorities and deputized ultra-nationalist groups seek out people who openly expressed political views on the former post-Soviet government as well as criticism of the current U.S.-backed Maidan regime.  Threats, harassment and calls for violence have been and continue to be made against those who:

*publicly supported the [[Minsk Agreements]],

*publicly supported the [[Minsk Agreements]],

*are against “de-communization”,

*are against “de-communization”,