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and political leaders are driving .” Brad admitted that while he wasn ’ t too interested in discussing the political situation at a global level he was interested in it at a local level as he learnt about the nation and its diversity .
“ It ’ s such a massive place that it ’ s hard to describe how the people of Moscow compare to those in Vladivostok ,” Brad went on . “ They have very different views , on everything from day-to-day life , to what is happening in Europe or the United States , they are about as connected as we are to Mars .”
When conversation of the war did arise it was generally driven in a direction that regardless of political views , conflict is never the correct way forward . Most agreed that by people taking a chance , discovering for themselves , that misguided preconceptions of a people can be broken down . And yet , there are still many who lay blame with the people assuming that the peoples of an entire nation are responsible for the decisions of a government or leader . Russia is a nation that drives rejection to the point of hatred , often led by the political leaders of Western nations . Take a look at the travel advisories of nations like Australia , the United States or United Kingdom and you ’ ll find comments like , “ Russia is making strong , negative comments toward the West ”, or “ US citizens WILL face harassment or detention by
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