Vladimir Putin
But Putin himself stayed silent on Sunday night.
Kyiv finally has permission to use US-supplied weapons for targets beyond Russia's borders.
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has slammed their phone conversation, saying it had opened "Pandora's Box".
It's not just the West's backing of Ukraine which is irking Moscow, apparently.
The PM has a "lot of influence" in this area "if he chooses to use it," according to Jeremy Hunt.
The president-elect has promised to end the war within 24 hours of getting into office.
From "corporate bankruptcies", to reports of butter theft and huge potato inflation, pressures on Russia continue.
Ukraine's allies are now trying to "push the conflict with Russia into an irreversible stage," apparently.
Arrests and criminal proceedings "have continued apace" while the war in Ukraine goes on.
The US president-elect allegedly warned the Russian leader not to escalate the Ukraine war.