[jcranmer]

> If there was other Russian state, like Taiwan is for China, I think I'd jump ship and go for it. There isn't.

Are Belarus and Ukraine too distinct from Russia to you? I realize that historically, these were part of Ruthenia and then Lithuania (and Poland-Lithuania), but ethnographically, they are still part of the Rus cultural spectrum like Novgorod and Muscovy were and unlike, say, Kazakhstan or Georgia.

[dsabanin]

What’s the point of going from Russia to Belarus when it’s the same crony dictatorship out there?

Ukraine is a questionable choice since they seem to want to get away from any commonality with Russians as soon as possible, including the language.