Set for the two-year anniversary of the Hamas massacre which triggered the latest war, the expansion has drawn fresh condemnation both at home and abroad.
The agreement would see Ukraine cede the entire Donbas region, while withdrawing its military presence in the parts of Luhansk and Donetsk it still holds.
Days ago, Trump said nuclear submarines are 'in the region' of Russia.
'We could get evidence of actual first contact by Christmas.'
Sea levels are rising faster than elsewhere, and even birds and frogs are changing their behaviour.