WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump granted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban a one-year exemption from sanctions on Russian oil and gas following a White House meeting on Friday. The exemption comes after Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies last month in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Read More: EU approves […]
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Hungary secures U.S. exemption on Russian energy
WASHINGTON — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Hungary has received a one-year exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy following his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. The exemption allows Hungary to continue importing Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline and gas via the TurkStream pipeline, highlighting the close ties […]