It`s bullshit. Eastern European countries have really small debt:
Estonia - 3,4% GDP
Russia - 5,9 % GDP
Latvia - 7,4% GDP
Ukraine - 11,7% GDP
comparing with Central European contries:
Slovenia - 23,6% GDP
Czech Republic - 26% GDP
Slovakia - 35,9% GDP
or West European countries:
Netherlands - 45,5% GDP
Austria - 59,1% GDP
Germany - 64,9% GDP
Greece - 89,5% GDP
Italy - 104% GDP
The best is Japan 170% GDP, Lebanon 186,6% GDP and Zimbabwe 218.2% GDP
source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...by_public_debt