US EditionAt White House Meeting, Hungary’s Orbán to Seek Trump’s Blessing to Keep Buying Russian Oil
Orbán seeks U.S. tolerance for Hungary’s 86% reliance on Russian oil amid sanctions and discusses a peace plan for Ukraine with Trump at White House meeting.
- On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits President Donald Trump at the White House to press the U.S. to overlook Hungary's continued purchases of Russian oil in their first meeting since Trump retook office.
- Independent researchers say Hungary raised Russian oil's share from 61% to around 86%, and Orbán says Hungary relies on the Druzhba pipeline with no viable alternatives.
- Hungary could use the Adria pipeline, critics and the Croatian oil transport company say, while Daniel Fried dismissed Orbán's claims, noting Poland's long preparation for alternatives.
- Trump has signaled receptiveness, having earlier praised Viktor Orbán as a "very great leader" in October, and analysts say the meetings could boost Orbán politically within Trump's MAGA movement.
- As the war nears its fourth anniversary, Brussels and Washington intensify pressure on Hungary to curb Russian oil imports, while Orbán's veto threats and refusal to allow weapons transfers strain EU unity.
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Trump to meet Hungary's Orban to discuss Russian oil, economic cooperation
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump sits down for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, and the two leaders are expected to discuss Hungary's reliance on Russian oil at a time when Trump has been working to wean nations off of it. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Hungary's Orban to meet Trump in face of Russia oil sanctions
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban is due to meet his ally Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, for the first time since the American president's re-election, as he seeks a waiver on US sanctions on Russian oil.
Orbán and sizeable delegation arrive in Washington
The Hungarian Prime Minister will be meeting with US President Donald Trump and took several of his key ministers along. A comprehensive US-Hungarian economic and energy cooperation package, and Hungary's dependence on Russian energy imports are certain to be on the table.
One foot in the Western alliances and another on the Russian side, the Hungarian Prime Minister is condemned to the big gap, in a tense international context. On Friday, he will be in Washington to remove an exemption from the sanctions on Russian oil.
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