Subtle Russophobia seems to be creeping into the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu for alleged sexual assault.

Sky News reports:

French actor Gerard Depardieu testified that he has been told he has "a Russian nature" for his drinking, during his trial for sexual assault.

Depardieu said: "I've always been told I have a Russian nature, I don't know if it's because of the drinking or the vulgarity... I'm not touching the butts of women."

Presumably the same 'Russian' nature that led to Dominique Pelicot's depraved idea of marriage.

Oh those vulgar Russians, as Bony-M might have sung: 

Da, Da Depardieu
France's greatest pepe-le-peu
It was a shame how he carried on

But not quite as much a carry-on as the skit from the popular comedy show Servant of the People, showing a top-rated Ukrainian comedian playing the piano with his penis back in 2016, to the obvious hilarity of the 'vulgar' audience.