Russia has dampened any hopes of a quick Ukraine ceasefire by rejecting a key US and European project on security guarantees.
If France or the UK sent soldiers to Ukraine or built military bases there, Russia would shoot at them, its foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday (8 January).
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