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Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas in meeting with Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday, pursuing additional oil and gas supplies from Moscow following a recent sanctions exemption granted by US President Donald Trump.

Few EU member states continue importing substantial volumes of Russian fossil fuels, with Hungary pushing back on bloc-wide efforts to eliminate these imports by 2027.

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