Overview
- After a White House meeting with Viktor Orbán, President Trump said the administration is evaluating a sanctions carve‑out for Hungary’s Russian oil imports.
- Orbán argued Hungary’s supply comes via pipelines and called securing oil and gas flows a vital priority for the country.
- Trump noted Hungary lacks seaport access and said some European states with fewer constraints still buy significant Russian energy.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, cited by Ukrainska Pravda, declared Ukraine cannot allow Russia to profit from selling oil to Hungary.
- Hungary’s refiner MOL said the Croatian pipeline could serve as an alternative to most supplies if Druzhba deliveries via Ukraine were interrupted.