Overview
- Hungarian chief of staff Gergely Gulyas confirmed that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet President Donald Trump in Washington on Nov. 7.
- Gulyas said the leaders plan to discuss a roadmap toward possible U.S.–Russia talks intended to help broker peace in Ukraine.
- Hungary will request an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil to keep purchasing Russian crude and natural gas without disruption.
- The meeting is expected to conclude or advance cooperation agreements in energy, the defense industry, the economy and finance, with some already negotiated.
- A Trump–Putin meeting floated for Budapest earlier this month is on hold after Russia rejected a ceasefire, according to Reuters.