"On Feb. 21 of this year — a pivotal date in the crisis — the minister declared on Facebook: “Canada welcomes the agreement reached today between the Ukrainian government and opposition leaders. We will remain vigilant in monitoring progress under the agreement and stand ready to promote the full implementation of its commitments.” This was an agreement between the now ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and Ukraine’s leading opposition leaders, witnessed by France, Germany, Poland and Russia, to hold presidential elections by December of this year, reinstate the 2004 constitution and, among other things, address the problem of illegal weapons on the Maidan.
Yanukovych was overthrown within 24 hours of that agreement. We would never mention the agreement again. On the contrary, within a week, on Feb. 27, the minister declared on Facebook: “I welcome the appointment of a new government today in Ukraine ... [T]he appointment of a legitimate government is a vital step forward in restoring democracy and normalcy to Ukraine.”"
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