I'm willing to give a bit more leeway to some of these answers than the researchers did--and a bit less to others. Probably because distance isn't the most important factor here. Recognizing that Russia is invading one of its former soviets is important as well. I think the large clusters of people choosing Kazakhstan and Georgia are doing far better than anyone who chose a spot in Europe that wasn't once part of the Warsaw Pact, but a click in France is actually treated better than the clicks in the middle of Kazakhstan, and the few clicks in the Baltic Sea are on the same level as the large number of clicks in Georgia. Heck, the clicks in Georgia ought to be considered an order of magnitude better than all the clicks in the middle of the Black Sea... but then again, I don't like the lack of blue on this map to show where the water is.
