The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, Reuters reported, citing a White House official.
According to the news agency, the US has made a one-year exemption for Hungary "from US sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, a White House official said on Friday, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pressed his case for a reprieve during a friendly meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington." The White House and the Department of State did not reply to a request by TASS to comment on this information.
Earlier, following talks with Trump in the White House, Orban said that Hungary had obtained a complete exemption from US sanctions preventing oil and gas supplies from Russia.
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The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, a White House official has said, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pressed his case for a reprieve during a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington.
ReplyDeleteLast month, Mr Trump imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft that carried the threat of further sanctions on entities in countries that buy oil from those firms.
The White House official noted that, in addition to the sanctions exemption, Hungary had committed to buying US liquefied natural gas with contracts valued at some $600 million (€518m).
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