US President Donald Trump will receive Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Washington on Friday (around 5 p.m. CET). Orban sees himself as Trump’s closest ally in the EU. Last year alone, Orban visited Trump three times. The right-wing nationalist is also close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In the White House, Orban wants to address the latest US sanctions against Russian oil companies, which he considers a “mistake”. Hungary remains heavily dependent on energy imports from Russia. It is also likely to be about Trump’s efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. The US President had announced a meeting with Putin in the Hungarian capital Budapest, but canceled it at short notice because the chances of success were too low.
