Hey Mark !
Just spent 2 weeks in Maryland with my sister and her family. You are not going to find many Bama supporters in Maryland, and, I suspect, elsewhere either.
However, in this tiny little place called Estonia, seems far better to call the West home than placing bets on Vova.
Sorry, but I can't strike a comparison with Eastern Europe and Sub Sahara. Seems there's a place for "carrot and stick" and also a place for soft (and fuzzy) diplomacy when it comes to a nuke war involving 2 million soldiers.
Regards, Stan
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