Hungary has also been under heavy pressure to end its reliance on Russian energy from the European Union, most of which has heavily cut or ceased its imports of Russian oil and gas. During a press briefing with Hungarian media following his talks with Mr Trump, Mr Orban said Hungary had “been granted a complete exemption from sanctions” affecting Russian gas delivered to Hungary from the TurkStream pipeline, and oil from the Druzhba pipeline. “We asked the president to lift the sanctions,” Mr Orban said. The two nations also agreed to work together on nuclear energy, including small modular reactors. Mr Orban posted on social media: “We stand firmly with the Bolsonaros in these challenging times – friends and allies who never give up.
