"In what bordered on an explicit political endorsement, Rubio told Orban that relations between Hungary and the US had entered a golden age and would stay like that for as long as Orban remains in power. If you face financial struggles, if you face things that are impediments to growth, if you face things that threaten the stability of your country,"
"I know that President Trump will be very interested to finding ways to provide assistance if that moment ever were to arise, and obviously with regards to finances and the like, Rubio said. The offer of financial support and a nod toward extending Hungary's exemption from sanctions on purchasing Russian oil and gas came just two months before Orban's Fidesz party faces a punishing parliamentary election that marks the greatest threat to his control of Hungary in 16 years."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Munich, Slovakia and Hungary amid tense transatlantic relations and met Hungary's Viktor Orban. Rubio characterized US-Hungary ties as a "golden age" and offered possible financial assistance and tacit support for continued exemptions on Russian oil and gas purchases. The outreach occurred two months before a pivotal parliamentary election that poses the biggest challenge to Orban's 16-year hold on power. The visit echoed prior US support for rightwing allies abroad and raised concerns in Brussels that such moves could foster disunity among NATO and EU partners over Ukraine, trade and defence issues.
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