Zelensky mocks Putin, Iran criticizes Russia. Summary of the day

• The commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine, Valery Gerasimov, ordered the soldiers to shave their beards. This order was ridiculed by Ramzan Kadyrov
• This is a very bloody and long-lasting war of attrition, Martin van Creveld, an Israeli military historian, told Onet
• Russia is probably considering deploying a small number of its new T-14 Armata MBTs to Ukraine. However, if he does, it will be mainly propaganda
• More important information can be found on the Onet home page

— I do not understand with whom in Russia and what we can talk about. I don’t even know if the president that appears on TV is really him – said the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during the Ukrainian Breakfast as part of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“We have been doing everything for three years to liberate our lands through diplomacy,” Zelensky said, appearing via video link.

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We are in favor of respecting the territorial integrity of states and observance of international law, therefore, regardless of Tehran’s excellent relations with Moscow, we do not recognize either the annexation of Crimea by Russia or the seizure of other Ukrainian regions by this country — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday.

Valeri Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff, has recently become the commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine. Immediately afterwards, new, rather surprising orders began to flow into Putin’s army. Gerasimov ordered the soldiers, among others, shaving the beard. This was criticized by the leader of the Chechen militants, Ramzan Kadyrov.