Quote Originally Posted by shnuddy View Post
And the key question is: How come you have some expectations about Russia as this is what defines trusting. We trust someone when our expectations are met. I don't think that USA or Russia (or any other country) tries to please someone else except oneself. So, why trust?
There is an easy (I am not saying necessarily a true) answer.
If you believe it is in the best interest of any country to follow the USA lead, why wouldn't you trust them doing exactly that?

Speaking of Russians, I think it is safe to say that the USA acts more or less like most Russians expect it to.