“The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, announced that he had received guarantees from the United States regarding the exclusion of his country from the sanctions against Russian energy carriers.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Viktor Orban. Photo: Simona Granati – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Source: Hungarian edition Telex with reference to Orbán’s briefing
Direct speech Orban: “We received a full exemption from sanctions for the Turkish Stream and Druzhba pipelines.”
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Details: Thus, Hungary can continue to buy oil and gas from Russia.
Orbán says this will “protect the reduction in utility bills” and “Hungary will continue to have the cheapest energy prices”.
While Donald Trump generally opposes other countries buying Russian energy, Orbán said he had received approval on the matter from the US president behind closed doors.
Orbán’s direct speech: “We are also developing new forms of US-Hungarian financial cooperation to strengthen and preserve Hungarian financial stability.”
Details: Orbán also talked about cooperation in the space and military industries, saying it would give Hungary access to the most complete defense weaponry, which was previously “blocked by the Biden administration.”
What preceded:
Earlier, the media reported that US President Donald Trump said he was “considering” the possibility of exempting Hungary from sanctions on Russian oil and gas.