The west's do-somethings will do nothing for Ukraine | Simon Jenkins

The response to Crimea shows just how easily misjudgment can emerge from political machismo and belligerent posturing

At least the west is agreed on the Ukraine crisis. It agrees that something must be done to stop Russia's re-occupation of Crimea, and it agrees that nothing can be done to stop it. Paradox is the stuff of foreign policy. It produces summits, holds conferences, forms and reforms contact groups. Leaders make interminable phone calls and thinktanks rush joyfully to club-class lou...