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Trump hands Viktor Orbán a win as Hungary locks exemption for Russian energy imports

White House sources say exemption for Budapest to continue buying Russian oil will apply for a year. The move represents a political win for Orbán heading into an election in April, with the Hungarian economy in dire straits. Low energy prices could be a determining factor in the campaign.

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Orbán says Trump has agreed to grant Hungary an exemption from sanctions on Russian energy purchases

The Hungarian leader said he has managed to convince US President Donald Trump to grant his country a full exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian energy, after detailing to him the dire consequences it would have on the Hungarian people.

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Orban seeks Trump’s support over reliance on Russian energy amid US sanctions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to visit the White House on Friday, where he will meet US President Donald Trump for a high-stakes discussion centred on Hungary’s reliance on Russian energy and the effect of new US sanctions targeting Russian oil.

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‘Fabulous 50s dresses and even a kilt’: readers’ favourite vintage shops and markets in Europe

Our tipsters rummage through thrift stores and markets from Budapest to Bologna

The Guardian - UK

Trump-Orbán: Russian oil imports and war in Ukraine on the table in 'high-stakes' Washington visit

The two leaders are politically aligned, but Washington has criticised Hungary for importing Russian energy even as the rest of Europe unplugs from Moscow. Visit could see Hungary could strike an LNG deal with Trump.

Euronews

Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives

Hungarian PM also seeking exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil as he faces domestic challenge before elections

The Guardian - US

At White House meeting, Hungary's Orbán to seek Trump's blessing to keep buying Russian oil

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday

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Walk My World: No seating, no stage, new Budapest show reimagines theatre and circus experience

With no two viewers seeing the same thing, Hungarian theatre firm Recirquel says its latest production, Walk My World, reimagines the contemporary circus and dance theatre experience. Rita Konya went behind the scenes of the show to find out more.

Euronews

Hungary's complicated enlargement policy: No to Ukraine, yes to the Western Balkans

Hungary opposes Ukraine's accession to the EU, threatening a veto, but Budapest is not against EU enlargement entirely: Prime Minister Orbán backs the Western Balkans and supports Moldova and Georgia in a complex balancing act.

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Budapest boxing club says board member and family among 11 killed in Kenya plane crash

All passengers on board the Cessna Caravan, eight Hungarians, two Germans and their Kenyan pilot, died when the aircraft crashed in a forested area of Kwale County

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Budapest boxing club says board member, family among 11 killed in Kenya plane crash

A Budapest boxing club has said that one of its board members and his family were among the 11 killed in a plane crash in Kenya

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin bombards Kyiv after ‘invincible’ nuclear-capable missile test

Russia claims nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile can ‘pierce any defence shield’

The Independent UK

Witkoff to meet Putin's envoy amid new U.S. sanctions on Russia

Earlier this week, Trump canceled plans for a meeting with Putin in Budapest.

Axios

Hungary's Orbán and Magyar hold competing rallies before 2026 election

With elections due in April, the rival rallies were a standoff between Viktor Orbán and Péter Magyar, his main political challenger who looks set to present the long-serving Hungarian leader with the most competitive ballot in his 15 years in power.

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The Conversation

Putin, Zelensky and the art of ‘playing’ the US president

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The Guardian - UK

Tens of thousands to attend rival rallies as Hungary’s election campaign kicks off

Budapest marches by ruling Fidesz party and opposition Tisza will take place in a highly polarised political climate

The Independent UK

Russia bombards Ukraine - but Putin still tries to salvage Budapest summit with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky says attacks show Russia is not serious about diplomacy

Euronews

‘Your mom’ becomes trending reply in Trump administration labelled ‘moronic’ and ‘childish’

It’s a comeback that every teenager has used. However, when several members of the Trump administration turn to the reply "your mom" to answer newsworthy questions, many online have become concerned about the White House and government officials behaving like puerile teens.

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Trump doesn’t want ‘wasted time’ with Putin as plan for Budapest meeting is called off

“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Trump said in comments that followed reports his planned Budapest meeting with Putin has been shelved over Moscow’s refusal of an immediate ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump sanctions Russian oil giants over Putin’s ‘lack of commitment to peace’

US president said he has good conversations with his Moscow counterpart but they ‘just don’t go anywhere’

The Independent UK

Cancelling the Putin-Trump Budapest summit ends the fantasy the US president can deliver peace in Ukraine

ANALYSIS: Sam Kiley in Dnipro, Ukraine, welcomes the collapse of the Budapest summit and argues that to give peace a chance Kyiv must be able to better make war

The Guardian - UK

Plans for Trump-Putin talks in Budapest shelved

White House says there are now no plans for summit ‘in the immediate future’ as latest efforts to end Ukraine war falter

The Conversation

Trump-Putin Budapest summit would have posed threat to international rule of law and Ukraine’s relations with Hungary

The US president, Donald Trump, was expected to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Hungarian capital of Budapest in coming weeks for more talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

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No Trump-Putin meeting in foreseeable future — this is why

Moscow has rejected the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, stating that this idea contradicts the agreement reached by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska. Yet the Kremlin still wants the second meeting between the two in Budapest to proceed.

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Fire at Hungary's largest refinery contained, no injuries reported

Hungary's strategic oil refinery in Százhalombatta, 27 kilometres from Budapest, may temporarily shut as a result of the fire.

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