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The State Department website actually says (about Russia): get out now. We can’t guarantee your safety. It’s bone chilling.

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If you’re in Russia now, you’re as good as on your own.

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I live 100 miles from the Canadian border, in central New York. For many of the reasons you've espoused in this post, YEARS ago, I bought Canadian flag patches for the backpacks my wife and I carry while traveling. Happy trails, eh?

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