Many years ago I was especially excited about how the author managed to circumvent Soviet censorship restrictions :-)

Two years ago my dad (now 81) had a stroke. The hospital was trying to "let him die", so after a few days he rather left the hospital for an exam at a university he is studying (he passed it, but he had to pause the study for a year until he recovered from the stroke).

East-European states certainly do not think that they can survive without the help of the US.

Source? Last year I was more afraid of Regime Change Attempts in Ukraine at least fueled by NATO/EU. Victoria (Fuck the EU) Nuland was pretty clear the US does not give a shit if Europe burns..