"Orban, who has often criticized Europe for taking what he called a "hardline" stance on Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said that Russian energy was "vital" for Hungary. He added that Hungary's landlocked geographical position limited the country and forces it to buy Russian oil exports through the Druzhba pipeline, which runs across Ukrainian territory. Cutting access would carry deep consequences for Hungarians, Orban said."
""We're looking at it because it's very difficult for him to get oil and gas from other areas," Trump said as he hosted his longtime ally Orban at the White House on November 7. During the meeting, Trump criticized other European countries for buying Russian energy, suggesting that they are in a better position than Hungary, which neighbors war-torn Ukraine on its eastern border. "Many of those countries don't have those problems and they buy a lot of oil and gas from Russia," he said."
President Trump met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and said he would consider exempting Hungary from US sanctions on Russian energy purchases. Orban said Russian energy was vital for Hungary and that the landlocked country's dependence on the Druzhba pipeline, which runs across Ukrainian territory, limits alternatives. Orban warned that cutting access would carry deep consequences for Hungarians and described the situation as a physical reality due to lack of a port. Trump criticized other European countries for buying Russian energy and noted Hungary faces unique logistical constraints.
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