One of the biggest issues when it comes to trying to determine the truth of what is going on in Ukraine, is, well trying to determine the truth of what is going on in Ukraine.
basically I've seen a host of misinformation from both sides of the argument (mostly from the US) regarding who is who and who has done this or that. Russia claims the US basically couped the Pro-Russian government and is manipulating the situation in order to threaten Russia as well as open Ukraine to western markets.
Which in light of the revelations of certain US officials outright being caught admitting as such as well as the Pro-western leader in Kiev now making talks of austerity measures as well as revelations regarding US agri-corps making plans to move into Ukraine along with previous historical actions by the US expanding into post soviet territory despite promises not to, well it's hard not to feel that perhaps Mr. Putin is being honest in his accusations.