In the case of [[EuroMaidan]], Western [[propaganda]] mediums such as ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[Guardian]]'', and ''[[Reuters]]'' began reminding everyone that in the days immediately prior to the [[coup]]’s successful completion, western Ukraine was in full-scale rebellion against the central government and the stage was set for an unconventional [[Syria]]n-type [[war]] in the heart of [[Eastern Europe]]. Had it not been for the sudden overthrow of [[President Viktor Yanukovych]], the United States was prepared to take the country down the path of the Syrian scenario. A hybrid war did come into full swing with the 2014-2021 [[Donbas war]], and expanded with the [[Special Military Operation on the territory of Ukraine]] beginning in 2022. | In the case of [[EuroMaidan]], Western [[propaganda]] mediums such as ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[Guardian]]'', and ''[[Reuters]]'' began reminding everyone that in the days immediately prior to the [[coup]]’s successful completion, western Ukraine was in full-scale rebellion against the central government and the stage was set for an unconventional [[Syria]]n-type [[war]] in the heart of [[Eastern Europe]]. Had it not been for the sudden overthrow of [[President Viktor Yanukovych]], the United States was prepared to take the country down the path of the Syrian scenario. A hybrid war did come into full swing with the 2014-2021 [[Donbas war]], and expanded with the [[Special Military Operation on the territory of Ukraine]] beginning in 2022. |