Leaders from the European Union and the UK are meeting in Belgium in search of a Brexit solution that's welcomed by all. Would the summit be the moment of truth for Brexit or would it all come to naught? CGTN's Mariam Zaidi has the latest from Brussels.

A dramatic few days for Brexit. Last weekend, a deal on the withdrawal agreement was expected but dramatically it collapsed within hours. There was still no solution on the Irish border.

Then on the eve of Wednesday's Brexit summit, the President of the EU Council Donald Tusk declared there were no grounds for optimism for a deal and that a NO-Deal Brexit was more likely than ever. But not so for UK Prime Minister Theresa May as she arrived at the summit.

THERESA MAY UK PRIME MINISTER "We have solved most of issues in withdrawal agreement. There is still the question of the northern Irish backstop. But I believe everybody around the table wants to get a deal. By working intensively and closely we can achieve that deal. I believe a deal is achievable, now it's the time to make it happen."

But perhaps May's biggest problem to 'making things happen' has been the opposition forces back home. And Brexiteer Nigel Farage was quick to pounce in Brussels.

NIGEL FARAGE PRO-BREXIT SUPPORTER FORMER LEADER, UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY "Her proposal to keep us stuck in the Customs Union for many years to come was completely unacceptable. Indeed a betrayal of Brexit. She knew that wasn't going to get through the House of Commons so she comes this week and likely walks away without a deal at this stage. Unless she starts to deliver something approaching what the voters wanted the conservative party will get rid of her."

And some EU leaders also showed continuing confusion over May's Brexit plans.

DALIA GRYBAUSKAITE LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT "I think that in UK we need a concrete understanding what really UK wants. To stay one leg on the continent and one leg in UK, not possible."

Also not possible for the Lithuanian president- lengthy negotiations on Brexit over dinner. In fact, for the 15 minutes that Theresa May was believed to have reasoned with her EU counterparts - that a deal was within reach- they are believed to have not responded, and she left them to eat their dinner without her.

MARIAM ZAIDI BRUSSELS "This is the crunch Brexit summit that's unlikely to deliver a Brexit deal. The mood appears more positive after the weekend but beware the ghost of Salzburg. At the September Austrian summit, EU leaders threw Theresa May's blueprint for the future relationship under the bus despite her continued insistence it could still work. What comes of their discussions into the night - without Theresa May, could be very interesting indeed. Mariam Zaidi, CGTN Brussels."