Ukraine
"Do you think that's a sane person?" Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked.
"They will soon run out of Ukrainians willing to fight," the Russian president claimed.
Reports released in October claimed the two leaders spoke up to seven times over the phone after Trump left office.
The two countries might now be close allies, but that doesn't mean they speak the same language (literally).
Dmitry Medvedev called staff at The Times "legitimate military targets".
"These are not battle-hardened troops. They haven't been in combat before."
The cost of the Russian president's land grab continues to climb.
Igor Kirillov is the highest-ranking Russian officer to be killed in the Ukraine war so far.
Moscow will now be forced to respond, apparently.
"Only through strength can we together force Russia and its allies to give up terror and achieve a just peace".