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Washington, D.C. \u2013<\/strong> In a significant diplomatic move, the United States has granted Hungary a full exemption from sanctions prohibiting the purchase of oil and gas from Russia. The decision was announced following a meeting at the White House between President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, a meeting characterized by mutual praise and a shared divergence from mainstream European policy.<\/p>\n During their talks, Prime Minister Orb\u00e1n made his position on the Ukraine war clear, stating that defeating Russia would be “a miracle,” a stance that sets him apart from other European leaders. President Trump, in turn, praised Hungary’s strict immigration policy and suggested that the European Union should show Orb\u00e1n more respect.<\/p>\n Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 hailed the exemption as a “guarantee for Hungary’s energy security.” President Trump justified the decision by noting Hungary’s geographical constraints, explaining that the landlocked country is dependent on pipeline supplies.<\/p>\n The meeting served as a symbolic victory for Orb\u00e1n, who is facing economic challenges ahead of elections next year. It also recalled his earlier, unfulfilled offer to host a Trump-Putin summit in Budapest, which was subsequently canceled by the U.S. side.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Washington, D.C. \u2013 In a significant diplomatic move, the United States has granted Hungary a full exemption from sanctions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"colormag-highlighted-post":false,"colormag-featured-post-medium":false,"colormag-featured-post-small":false,"colormag-featured-image":false,"colormag-default-news":false,"colormag-featured-image-large":false},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":" Washington, D.C. \u2013 In a significant diplomatic move, the United States has granted Hungary a full exemption from sanctions","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["World News"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":1,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":1,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":false,"medium":false,"thumbnail":false},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?author=3"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"World News<\/a>","videoUrl":"","yoast_head":"\n