Zelenskiy Reports Slowdown in Russia's Military Activity; Orban Accepts Invitation for Bilateral Meeting

Ukraine Receives Last Tranche from EU Aid Package, Shoots Down Majority of Russian Drones

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reports a slowdown in Russia's military planning and activity, citing a military intelligence directorate report.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accepted an invitation from Zelenskiy to hold a bilateral meeting, the first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Ukraine has received the last €1.5bn tranche from the €18 bn package from the European Union for 2023, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
• Russia has launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,700 Shahed attack drones at targets in Ukraine during its 22-month-old invasion, with Ukrainian air defences able to shoot down 1,600 of the missiles and 2,900 of the drones.
• Ukraine's parliament has voted to legalise medical marijuana, a move believed to help thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from the war with Russia.

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