Overview

• Speaking at the UN General Assembly, President Donald Trump called continued European purchases of Russian energy a shame and urged an end to them.
• Trump said he believes he could persuade Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to stop buying Russian oil and previously linked the prospect of serious new U.S. sanctions on Russia to all NATO members halting such purchases.
• Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said Hungary will not stop buying Russian oil, citing physical infrastructure and geographic realities that he argues leave no viable short‑term alternative.
• Szijjártó added that Budapest supports U.S. efforts toward peace but cannot change its geographic position or its current supply routes.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump’s campaign serves U.S. economic interests by pushing higher‑priced American oil and LNG, while no new allied policy changes or sanctions tied to the demand have been announced.