You kind of have to ask yourself, is this situation with Ukraine escalating or de-escalating? My guess, and it's only a guess. It is still escalating.

Medvedev wants to punish Russia's "traitors" under wartime rules

9 Jan 2023

Medvedev quoted as saying on Telegram - The debate over how to deal with traitors who have defected to the enemy and wish death on their motherland has resumed there, on the internet, and on Telegram. In particular, there are some useless pieces of s**t who, until recently, considered themselves to be the so-called intellectual elite.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/medvedev-wants-punish-russias-traitors-065939824.html