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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Hungary's Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Hungary's divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union — this time in tough negotiations on Russian oil at a summit in Brussels.

And nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban wasn't shy about trumpeting his success in leveraging the bloc to win significant concessions, allowing his country to continue purchasing Russian crude even as war rages on in neighboring Ukraine.

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