Well, there's a saying in Russian for that: шило на мыло менять (https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BC%D0...0%BB%D0%BE)
Means exchanging something (bad) for something equally (bad). - "Suum cuique" ... ;-)
Means exchanging something (bad) for something equally (bad). - "Suum cuique" ... ;-)