Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said his country has received an exemption from US sanctions on Russian energy purchases following talks with US President Donald Trump amid stalled efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

“We have received full sanctions exemption for the TurkStream and Druzhba pipelines,” Orban said at the press conference after his meeting with Trump at the White House on November 8.

While there was no immediate comment from US officials, Trump earlier said he would consider a move, acknowledging the country’s limited options for importing energy.

“We’re looking at it, because it’s very difficult for him to get oil and gas from other areas,” Trump said as he hosted his longtime ally Orban.

Orban, who has often criticized Europe for taking what he called a “hard

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