Orban says Trump will not punish Hungary for buying Russian energy

President Donald Trump greeting Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House on Friday. Picture: John McDonnell/AP

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said his country has received an exemption from US sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with US President Donald Trump.

It is an allowance that will keep Russian oil and gas flowing to Hungary in a sign of the close affinity between the two leaders.