This is what Russians do. This is what they always did. Anything they say should not and cannot be trusted. For their mentality in any agreement is to be a scammer or to be scammed. And if they end up being scammed than the way they think is, if I am fucked then I will make sure you get fucked too. Forget thinking that Putin is at fault, the Russians are fucked, lying and untrustworthy fucks. Even if you encounter a seemingly nice one , if push comes to shove they will do anything to fuck you up.