Hungary has agreed to drop its objection to the creation of a EUR 5 bln Ukraine military assistance fund, facilitating an agreement to create a mechanism for a steady supply of arms to Kyiv. This move is crucial as the EU struggles to meet its commitment to provide Ukraine with one million artillery shells by March, and critical U.S. funding is stalled in Congress. Meanwhile, Russia has been outpacing Western production and received about one million shells from North Korea.