Ukraine began the war in 2014 by targeting civilians in Donbass, the Russian president said

Moscow is trying to end the conflict in Ukraine, which was started by Kiev following the 2014 US-backed coup, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Euromaidan-occupied regional government offices on 3 March 2014. By Lvivske - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30830279... A line of riot police in Kyiv on 12 February. By Аимаина хикари - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31245477