russia would stand up to any aggressor, that russia was more prepared than any potential aggressor when it came to military conflict and he specified the word "aggressor." the question, of course, now is whether or not he sees the united states and a trump presidency as a potential aggressor or challenger to russian power in that part of the world moving forward, brooke. >> this opens up a lot of questions. boris sanchez with the perfect set up, thank you so much. trump's words, "very nice" christmas letter which comes on the heels of the redux of a cold war. trump telling nbc -- and, again, to quote him -- "let it be an arms race, we will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all." this as putin addressed reporters at his annual news conference. >> translator: we need to strengthen the military