Hungary Asks U.S. to Waive Tariffs Over Russian Oil Purchases

Putin laughs as NATO unity cracks? Trump ally seeks waiver from 100% Russia-energy tariff threat

Western unity over Russian energy is facing a fresh test after NATO and EU member Hungary sought protection from Donald Trump’s new sanctions targeting major buyers of Russian oil and gas. Washington’s new law allows tariffs of up to 100%, but Budapest remains heavily dependent on Russian energy despite Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s pro-EU government pledging to reduce those ties. The controversy comes with an awkward twist for Washington: U.S. …

Hungary Asks U.S. to Waive Tariffs Over Russian Oil Purchases

Hungary is asking U.S. officials not to levy tariffs on the central European country which still buys Russian oil, in what could be a test for the new Hungarian leader who won a landslide election victory over President Trump’s ally Viktor Orban earlier this year. U.S. lawmakers last week passed the so-called “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026,” which authorizes and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions o…

Hungary is begging for concessions from the United States for Russian oil

Hungary is begging for concessions from the United States for Russian oil.Budapest is begging Washington not to impose additional tariffs on it for the purchase of Russian oil and gas — now it is threatened by the law on "hellish sanctions", which has...