A live briefing outlines ongoing coverage of the Ukraine conflict, noting that four years into the invasion Russia continues strikes on Ukraine, including ballistic missiles, and that Kiev is having difficulty intercepting them due to depleted defense munitions.

In updated U.S. and G20 finance coverage, officials stress continued engagement with Russia; a U.S. official says Russia’s finance minister’s participation at the G20 in Asheville did not derail negotiations and stresses that dialogue remains essential to ending the war, while Canada voices some unease about Russia’s presence.

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘state terrorism’ and insists it will not negotiate with terrorists after Zelensky warns civil aviation about Ukrainian drones making Russian airspace dangerous.