Trump, Orban Talk Energy as US Targets Russian Oil Buyers (1)

Donald Trump and Viktor Orban held a phone conversation a day after the US president said he would press the Hungarian premier to stop purchasing Russian oil.

The two leaders discussed energy security, in addition to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the global economy and tariffs, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York late Wednesday.

Their call came as pressure mounts on Hungary to at least reduce purchases as Western allies seek to dent Russia’s oil revenues, a major source of financing for its continuing invasion of Hungary’s eastern neighbor. ...