Things Can Only Get Better. Innit?

The Tutor:  "If I was a Third World Country......"

Me:  "Pray tell.  What makes you think you're not?"

The Tutor:  "Very funny.  I mean I can't decide whether I would rather endure an invasion by the American Military under the ruse of 'bringing me Democracy' - like they did in Iraq and Afghanistan - or have the Russian Military invade me to piss off NATO."

Me:  "When the current brouhaha in that little corner of Rumsfeldian New Europe has run its course, a total tally of "all collateral damage" should inform your decision well enough.

The Tutor:  "I'm secretly hoping the Russians are the safer bet.  Just to annoy that not-at-all-biased "The News of the World" web site otherwise known as:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world"

The poor Khokhols can't get much worse.

Top 23 Poorest Countries in Rumsfeldian New Europe plus Russian Federation, Iraq and Afghanistan (by 2020 GDP per capita, US$)

1. Ukraine - $3,727
2. Azerbaijan - $4,214
3. Armenia - $4.268
4. Georgia - $4,279
5. Kosovo (partially recognized) - $4,287
6. Moldova - $4,551
7. Albania - $5,215
8. North Macedonia - $5,888
9. Bosnia And Herzegovina - $6,032
10. Belarus - $6,411
11. Serbia - $7,666
12. Montenegro - $7,686
13. Bulgaria - $10,079
14. Romania - $12,896
15. Croatia - $14,134
16. Poland - $15,721
17. Hungary - $15,980
18. Latvia - $17,726
19. Slovak Republic - $19,266
20. Lithuania - $20,233
21. Czech Republic - $22,931
22. Estonia - $23,027
23. Slovenia - $25,517
24. Iraq - $4,146
25. Afghanistan - $517
26. Russia Federation - $10,126

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/poorest-countries-in-europe    https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

P.S.  The 2020 GDP per Capita of Liechtenstein was $175,814