EU Begins Accession Talks with Ukraine Amid Ongoing Conflict

Hungary Vetoes Aid Package, US Congress Fails to Agree on Aid, as Ukraine Increases Domestic Weapons Production

• Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed former President Donald Trump's claim that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours, calling such a swift resolution 'too complicated'.
• The European Union has agreed to start accession talks with Ukraine, despite a veto by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on a large aid package for Ukraine.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been making in-person appeals for aid as his country continues to fight against the Russian invasion.
• The US Congress left for the holidays without a deal to send some $61 billion to Ukraine, with conservative GOP lawmakers opposing the aid.
• The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has set increasing domestic weapons production as a goal for 2024.

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