President tells reporters he has his ‘own deadline’ for reaching a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow – but insists he is ...

Witkoff is also expected to state that Washington wants Moscow to allow Ukrainian access to the Dnieper River and hand back control of occupied territory in Kharkiv.

It is also the only way for Russia to directly access the Mediterranean Sea — through the vital Turkish-controlled Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits — and by extension, southern Europe ... carry the ...

Tim Marshall analyses the limits of Vladimir Putin's global ambitions from an extract of Prisoners of Geography ...

“And, you know, a key pillar of this is that Europe take the lead for its own ... navigation rights in the Dnieper River which borders the front lines of the conflict and economic assistance ...

But the sources said that among the US proposals was recognizing Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, a move that was a non-starter for Europe ... rights in the Dnieper River, which runs ...

but for now they include Ukraine getting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant back — though ceding its administration to the US — and keeping secure access to the Dnieper River. After Russia today ...