WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump sits down for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, and the two leaders are expected to discuss Hungary's reliance on Russian oil at a time when Trump has been working to wean nations off of it. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary has received an exemption from US sanctions on Russian energy purchases following his talks with the US President Donald Trump amid stalled efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump's closest ally in Europe will head to Washington in the midst of a disagreement over Russian oil.

US President Donald Trump has said European Union leaders should show more respect to Hungary's right-wing prime minister, Viktor Orban, who has thumbed his nose at them over migration.

The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from U.S. sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, a White House official said on Friday, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pressed his case for a reprieve during a friendly meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington. Last month, Trump…