“And those in Kiev who overthrew their legally elected government do?”
Yes, they do. What Maidan did essentially was ratified by a UNANIMOUS vote of the Ukrainian parliament. https://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv/euromaidan-rallies-in-ukraine-feb-21-live-updates-337287.html
For some reason the Putinists at FR keep ignoring obvious facts.
No. What they did was nullify a honest election, by all accounts, by the majority. The parliament appointed a 'caretaker', not someone that would high-jack the country, until an election could be held ~May 25th.