Is there not one single person in all of our government's offices up to EU level who is not under "commercial pressure" and therefore thinks "Hey, let's postpone implementing the specifics of e.g. single engine piston airplane certification and, for a change, issue some form of official communiqué to the airlines about the events in eastern Ukraine!"
jstflyin, nail squarely hit on head.
Politically the western powers have been banging on about Ukraine being in Europe - what in hell's name is EASA there for?