"Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his very large team of ministers, propagandists and members of the country's well-connected economic elite flew to Washington on November 7 to meet President Donald Trump, the first bilateral meeting of the two leaders since his return to power. The trip itself was unprecedented in its scale and unusual because of its historical context. A veritable spectacle. Trump has been pressuring Orban to align with his sanctions on Russian fossil fuels and purchase more American LNG."
"Orban presented the outcome as a blanket exemption, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio contradicted this, stating that the waiver lasts only one year, while United States officials have flagged to reporters that it has not yet been formalised and remains a verbal understanding. Either way, the imminent threat of financial havoc has apparently been postponed until after the elections in April."
Viktor Orban secured a one-year U.S. waiver from sanctions on Russian energy after a large Hungarian delegation met President Donald Trump in Washington. The trip was unprecedented in size and framed as a political spectacle. Trump pushed Orban to join sanctions and buy American LNG, but Orban has close ties with both Moscow and Washington and faces ostracism from Western liberals. U.S. officials described the waiver as unformalised and Rubio said it lasts one year. The temporary exemption postpones potential financial consequences until after Hungary's April elections and underscores Hungary's long-term dependence on external energy and political influence.
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