While Moscow influenced the decisions of then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s government, the order to shoot at protesters gathered on Independence Square in the capital was issued by the authorities and was carried out by Ukrainian forces, Interfax-Ukraine news service reported, citing prosecutor Oleksii Donskyi in Kyiv.

I didn't know there was a theory about Russian snipers. I thought it was just the pro-Russian president who was blamed.

OK yeah everyone knew the cops started shooting protesters, but the real mystery is who were the snipers shooting the riot cops.

In other news, water runs down hill

It was the Russians

It wasn't the Russians but they were paid by Russia

It wasn't the Russians but they were brainwashed by Russian propaganda

It wasn't the Russians but it only happened because Russia was doing bad stuff

It wasn't the Russians but it was a rogue actor and not the Ukrainians either

It wasn't the Russians but it was only a small faction in Ukraine

It was the Ukrainians and had no connection with foreign parties

It was the Ukrainians who had grown up or been trained in America, but no further connection

It was the Ukrainians who were brainwashed by American propaganda

It was the Ukrainians who were paid by American private interests

It was the Ukrainians who were paid off by covert forces in the American government

It was the Americans

Just like for Nordstream, I wonder where we will end up on this spectrum...