For months, US President Donald Trump has berated European Union countries for continuing to buy oil and gas from Russia, saying this helps fuel the Kremlin’s war machine and prolong the war in Ukraine that he has been at pains to end.
But when Viktor Orbán – the leader of Hungary, which buys more Russian oil and gas than any other EU nation – showed up at the White House on Friday, Trump was full of praise for the “great leader” of a “great country,” claiming it has been “difficult” for Hungary to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels.
Orbán, a darling of the MAGA movement and conservatives worldwide, is hoping his ties with Trump can win Hungary a carve-out from US sanctions on two…
