Trust, but verify Trust, but verify Trust, but verify (; "Doveryat, no proverit") is a Russian proverb. The phrase became well known in English when used by President Ronald Reagan on multiple occasions in the context of nuclear disarmament. Suzanne Massie, an American writer, met with President Ronald Reagan many times between 1984 and 1987. She taught him the Russian proverb "Doveryai, no proveryai" (; "Trust, but verify"), advising him that "The Russians like to talk in proverbs. It would be nice of you to know a few. You are an actor – you can learn them very quickly." The proverb was adopted
No Russian No Russian "No Russian" is a controversial level featured in the 2009 video game "". In the level, the player controls Joseph Allen, an undercover CIA agent who participates in a mass shooting at a Moscow airport to gain the trust of a Russian terrorist group. The leader of the terrorists tells his co-conspirators "Remember, no Russian", telling them not to speak Russian so to not reveal their ethnic origin. At the end of the level, Allen is killed by the group's leader, Vladimir Makarov, who reveals that his goal was for Russian officials to find Allen's body, and believe