Commenting on events leading up to the coup in a column on his website on Sunday, Dr. Paul noted that the coup "was not only supported by US and EU governments – much of it was actually planned by them." The former congressman added that while Ukraine was a deeply divided country prior to the coup, "it is clear that without foreign intervention Ukraine would not be in its current, seemingly hopeless situation." Paul lamented that the "interventionist project" on the part of political forces inside the US and the EU turned a very difficult situation into a disaster and "full-out civil war" for Ukraine.
Ultimately, Paul notes that US politicians like John McCain should focus on their own constituents back home "instead of non-constituents 6,000 miles away," asking what might happen if US diplomats "focused on actual diplomacy instead of regime change." He concludes that "if they had done so, there is a good chance many if not all of those who have been killed in the violence would still be alive today."