Ukranian Pickle

What a self-righteous pickle we seem to have put ourselves into over Ukraine and Russia and how much our "must do something" leaders must be wishing that had thought through the consequences before committing?  I shall quote from John Redwood's Diary today which, as would be expected, rather aptly sums up the present situation:

"It is a great pity the EU started out on its expansionist course with the Ukraine without properly considering the likely reaction of pro Russian people inside Ukraine, and the ability of Russia to give them support."

The silence from Federica Mogherini, Baroness Ashton's successor as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is deafening.   For reference, Federica Mogherini, who does not appear to have ever worked for a living, was a member of the Italian Communist Youth Federation from 1988 to 1996.  A spokeswoman of hers is married to a communication advisor to Gazprom, the Russian owned energy company and the largest supplier of natural gas in the world.