The U.S. has readied sanctions against close associates of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán amid worries the Central European state is a growing liability for Western interests, people familiar with the matter said. But the administration is choosing to stand pat for now in the hopes it can still persuade Mr. Orbán to deliver on longstanding security promises and remain in the Western fold, those people said.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 14, 2019 20:59 UTC