Having watched quite a few TV news items about this, there are 2 people who stand out in particular as being totally and utterly irrelevant and unreasonable:
1. The odious John Kerry, who acts like the bad guy from one of the poorer episodes of Star Trek - the Universe's dominant robot.
2. That ridiculous little Mekon William Hague. Surely we can find someone better to hold the position of Foreign Secretary?
If Putin was to turn to the West and say "Just $od off and mind your own business, will you!", would anyone be surprised - or disagree?