Orban, who has often bucked the rest of the EU on pressuring Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, pressed his case that Russian energy was vital for his country

xWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump handed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban an exemption from sanctions to keep buying Russian oil on Friday, as the right-wing allies held a chummy White House meeting. As Orban and Trump heaped praise on each other, the Hungarian nationalist said it would take a "miracle" for Ukraine to beat Moscow, underscoring the gulf between him and other European leaders on the war. Trump meanwhile wholeheartedly backed Orban on the touchstone issue of migration, saying that the Hungarian's European Union counterparts should show him more respect. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto haile

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