Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman {Maria Zakharova, on Jan. 8](https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2071702/), delivered a stinging indictment of the Coalition of the Willing’s Jan. 6 meeting in Paris, and its plan of action, which, Zakharova said, is “forming a new Axis for war.”
Zakharova affirmed: “On Jan. 6 in Paris, participants of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, led by the U.K. and France, signed a declaration titled ‘Robust Security Guarantees for a Solid and Lasting Peace in Ukraine.’
“The document turned out to be extremely far from a peace settlement. The declaration is not aimed at achieving a lasting peace and security but rather at continuing the militarization, escalation and further conflict aggravation. Its core element is the deployment of ‘a multinational force’ on Ukrainian territory that the coalition will have to form to contribute to the ‘rebuilding’ of the Ukrainian armed forces and ‘support deterrence’ following the cessation of the hostilities.”
She continued, “London and Paris plan to establish their own military bases in Ukraine post-ceasefire and build weapon and military equipment storage facilities.” This would cross one of the most fundamental of Russia’s red lines.
