Ukraine needs to be allowed to be a sovereign country, but it currently is not. Here is Victoria Nuland choosing the next leader of Ukraine in 2014 in a call. Mind you, she apologized for her comment saying 'fuck the EU', but not for meddling in another countries politics. So it's confirmed if you're doubting the validity.
The call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoW75J5bnnE
I do not, and will never regard a country as sovereign at this level of intervention.