US EditionLie or Confusion? Orbán Says "Indefinite," Washington Says "One Year" — Latest on US Sanctions Waiver
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Yet Péter Szijjártó even called it fake news when several newspapers reported that a White House official had informed him that the exemption was for one year. Now, the government information service has said that they are trying to clarify the issue in the coming days.
US President Donald Trump has approved a gallows deadline for Hungary's Viktor Orbán. Budapest is spared US sanctions on Russian energy supply for a year. However, this contradicts the views of the Hungarian leader. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the duration of the exception is limited to one year, quoted the online portal "portfolio.hu" on Thursday. This sounded different after the visit of Hungarian right-wing Prime Minister …
According to the Ukrainian press, Viktor Orbán achieved a significant diplomatic result in his talks with Donald Trump in Washington. Dzerkalo Tyzhnia assesses that the support of the American president and the temporary exemption from Russian oil sanctions represent not only an economic advantage but also a political reinforcement for the Hungarian prime minister. According to the paper, all this could strengthen Orbán's international position,…
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The exception obtained from Hungary from the US sanctions (as regards Russian gas procurement) will remain in force as long as Victor Orban is Hungarian Prime Minister, and Donald Trump is US President...
Lie or confusion? Orbán says "indefinite," Washington says "one year" — Latest on US sanctions waiver
The debate over Hungary’s exemption from US sanctions on Russian energy has intensified, with new contrasting statements emerging from Budapest and Washington. Foreign minister Szijjártó: Effectively indefinite According to Hungarian officials, including Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, the country’s waiver from US sanctions on Russian oil and gas purchases is “effectively indefinite.” According to Telex, Szijjár…
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