Overview
- President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House, where Hungary formally asked for an exemption from new U.S. measures targeting purchases of Russian oil and gas.
- Trump said he is "looking at" granting a waiver, noting Hungary’s lack of seaports and its reliance on Russian pipeline supplies for energy security.
- Washington’s late‑October sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, which carry secondary‑sanction risks for buyers, are scheduled to take fuller effect on Nov. 21.
- Orbán pushed to revive a Trump–Putin meeting to advance talks on Ukraine, but plans for a Budapest summit remain on hold after Russia reiterated hardline terms.
- Officials touted broader cooperation, with Budapest signaling a significant nuclear agreement and plans to obtain U.S. nuclear fuel, as Ukraine’s leadership said it supports only talks that deliver tangible results.