Ukraine crisis: Why it matters to the world economy

[HitandRun]

It would appear to me that the "west" has been covertly supporting the Ukraine's pro-west sympathizers all along. Why would the west then proclaim surprise and outrage at Russian's intervention? Surely 2 parties can play the same game too? It's just that the Russians are merely a little less "subtle".

My hope for the Ukrainian people is that we do not see a repeat of Yugoslavia and they can side-step being pawns in a game played by politicians.