No. Most people I know don't consider Russia to be part of Europe
Then again, I actually live in Europe, rather than being an American trying to judge the line
I'm surprised at how reasonable and self reflective you are. Breaking the instances stereotype a tad
But, you bring up a point that I've always wondered about. Why would an instance not have downvotes? If I hosted an instance I'd prefer to not implement upvotes rather than ever getting rid of downvotes, considering they are basically required to filter out the bad faith content without engaging with it.
Did that pun leave a bad taste in your mouth?