Ukraine
Thousands of attack drones are being dispatched while Moscow replenishes its stocks of long-range missiles.
North Korean troops are helping Moscow reclaim its land.
The Russian president appears to be throwing all the soldiers he has at the frontline right now.
The fall of Russia's ally Bashar al-Assad was not exactly good news for Moscow.
"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."