[dfwgator]

“Russia remains Russia” (Russland bleibt Russland)

I prefer Churchill's statement, which is just as true today....

"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

There is another saying, that “When a Russian acts like an Asian, he is generally trustworthy; but when he acts like a European, he is lying to you.”