Overview
- In a Fox News interview, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Washington expects Hungary, Turkey, and Slovakia to devise and execute plans to stop buying Russian oil and gas.
- Whitaker asserted that Hungary has not made plans or taken active steps to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.
- He said the United States can assist Hungary with alternatives, including coordination with neighbors such as Croatia for new supply routes.
- The push comes after new U.S. sanctions on Russian energy majors Rosneft and Lukoil imposed by President Donald Trump.
- Ukrainska Pravda reports that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary is seeking ways to bypass the U.S. sanctions.