WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump granted Hungary exemptions from sanctions on Russian energy during a White House meeting Nov. 7 with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
After discussions with the president, Orban told Hungarian media that Hungary had “been granted a complete exemption from sanctions” affecting Russian gas delivered from the TurkStream pipeline, and oil from the Druzhba pipeline.
“We asked the president to lift the sanctions,” Orban said. “We agreed and the president decided, and he said that the sanctions will not be applied to these two pipelines.”
Hungary agreed to buy U.S. liquefied natural gas as part of the discussions, the State Department said in a fact sheet, noting contracts were expected to be worth about $600 million. The two nations also agreed to work together on nuclear energy, including small modular reactors….
Trump Grants Hungary Exemption From Russia Energy Sanctions
