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Originally Posted by cyclopathic
I am in wait and see camp myself. Not buying into tabloid hysteria.
As for central asia they're slowly opening up and you can get there bypassing russia; there is a ferry from Azerbaijan to Kazakhsta. At least there was one before pandemic.
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This is pretty much where I am too. Though last I heard KZ land borders were also closed? They have had their own unrest there of course, but things are much calmer now.
I don't believe the Ukraine standoff will develop into war. From what I understand of the Russian mindset they regard Ukraine as a sister state not one to occupy and spend decades fighting an insurgency. They would rather support Donbas staying in Ukraine and influencing its policies. They don't need the natural resources, they have plenty of their own. Plus of course Russia could have walked in years ago if they wanted to, and nobody could have stopped them. So despite all the war of words (especially the idiot Johnson, Biden's errand boy trying to distract from his own f*ckups) I reckon within a few months it'll all be calm again but Ukraine will have got the message not to poke the bear.
Within Russia/CIS there may be some individuals who feel aggrieved by the actions of the US and its allies, but like in our own countries most ordinary citizens are good people.
My take on it, borders will stay closed for a while yet while Omicron is ripping through countries, but we will see a gradual easing over the next year, by which time today's Ukraine crisis will be tomorrow's chip paper.
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