Considering Russian is not only spoken in Russia but also in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, what would be the safest country to travel to where you can speak Russian? Probably not Russia or Ukraine because of the war but yeah.
Good catch!
Definitely not good for queer issues. Better than sub-Saharan Africa, I guess, but that’s it. Even the fancy parts of MENA seem easier as that kind of traveler.