Why do you think he pulled back so quick? He got a call from every leader in the G8, and then some telling him that.==
That is right. But same leaders called to Ukraine too. They served as a mediators.
Yuschenko agreed to pay market price under pressure but just took some timeout for thier elections in March. Putin gave him half year grace period which expires on July 01.
So from that moment the price for Ukraine will be $230.
Shouldn't that have been done without endangering and scaring millions of people?