Russia slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine and branded Kyiv and its allies an “axis of war,” dousing hopes for a speedy end to the almost four-year-long war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/russia-slam-ukraine-peacekeeping-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #vladimirputin