Well the faithful parrots apparently thought it too obvious to reuse that phrase with Putin .... given that they made it so obvious that it was a narrative that was shared among all the globalist faithful.
So I think they might by trying this new one out now for Putin. It's a shame they didn't mention a polonium blini.
Putin has his back to the wall with the clock ticking ever louder | CNN
HIS BACK TO THE WALL coming to an MSM site near you.
PS. The astute observers should keep a eye out to see if the same parrots take up the new catch phrase as those who virtually had "walls are closing in on Trump" written on their foreheads.