With US-brokered negotiations entering a critical phase, Washington signals impatience while Moscow holds to hardline demands.

This is Jared Goyette, blogging from Kyiv on the 1,392nd day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our top stories so far today: ・SBU says drones hit Russian equipment worth hundreds of millions at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea ・Zelensky arrives in Brussels to attend crucial EU summit,

Russian President Vladimir Putin declares Russia's Ukraine war goals will be achieved through negotiations or military force as diplomatic efforts.

President Donald Trump on Monday described an end to the war in Ukraine as closer than ever, with American officials earlier in the day suggesting beefed-up security guarantees for Kyiv had advanced the peace talks — but that the US offer would not be on the table forever.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

Ukrainian officials are expected to present new peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says this comes ahead of urgent talks on Thursday with leaders from about 30 countries supporting Ukraine’s efforts to end Russia's nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion.

Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk is a pretty blunt talker, particularly when it comes to the threat he feels Russia poses beyond Ukraine to the rest of Europe. The leaders of the European Union’s 27 states were set to spend Thursday evening locked in negotiations about how exactly to fund a major package of financial aid for Ukraine.

Even Donald Trumps best of intentions do not always bring success. In Ukraine, two seemingly immovable objects are blocking any peace agreement.