There will be plenty of warmth on display as US President Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House on November 7, but alongside the strong personal chemistry there will be a full plate of issues as they sit down to lunch. Asked recently whether the US sanctions went too far, he said “from a Hungarian point of view, yes.” He has also said that stopping oil purchases would be a “catastrophe” that would bring his country’s economy “to its knees.” In a separate development in the run-up to the Trump-Orban talks, Kari Lake, the acting CEO of the United States Agency of Global Media, on November 5 notified Congress of action to terminate and no longer fund RFE/RL’s Hungarian Service as "it is not aligned with US national interests."
Author: RFE/RL staff
Published at: 2025-11-07 15:00:00
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