I always wondered what the Cossacks were doing in the midst of the Russia-Ukrainian conflict. They have had some mixed loyalties, apparently. I travelled the world and ran into the flirty female (that you described) sometimes, learning to what degree people want your help coming to America (or various other motives), ultimately a turn-off when you understand how it works. Also makes one want to watch the hard liquor intake. I was in Estonia '93, Russia & Armenia '19, its rather amazing how well they do in public works for less, kinda slapping things together. Our advantage is less-corruption (things get built more or less to plan) yet at much higher expense. I wonder where this leads re: weaponry etc? Zelensky's "Servant of the People" reveals a society much like ours, different levels of corruption but people somehow get by with cynical sense of humor.