Donald Trump has taken an unexpected and consequential step toward aligning energy and foreign-policy goals, according to a White House official, by offering Viktor Orban’s Hungary an exemption from U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil and gas resources for one year, according to Euronews, The Guardian and Reuters reports.Hungary was granted an exemption that allows them...
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