My wife from Belarus but now a US citizen and half-Ukrainian would probably not get along with your friend. We are sitting here in Ukraine after leaving the swamphole of Florida and would rather be here than there. Natasha (my wife of 21 years) despises Sasha as much as she despises Putin. Clean streets and if you don't clean them as ordered then what happens? We still have family in Belarus and it's no picnic but well, it beats Russia so I guess there is that.