Hungarian-American relations have reached a decisive moment. The TISZA party has approached the U.S. to request that they, too, receive the exemption that Viktor Orbán secured just under a year ago from President Trump, Világgazdaság reports. A great deal is at stake: the fate of 5 million tons of Russian oil and 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas to be delivered to Hungary depends on it.
“I met with members of the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington to discuss the plans of the TISZA majority in the Hungarian Parliament and the future of Hungarian-American parliamentary relations,” Márton Hajdú, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, recently said in a social media post.
However, the TISZA politician’s visit to the United States had a very specific and sensitive reason, namely the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act,” which could have significant implications for Hungary. “For precisely this reason, it was important that I could make it clear that TISZA is aware of the dangers and disadvantages of dependence on Russian energy and that the plan to address this problem will soon be completed.
I asked my American partners to work to ensure that Hungary is exempted from the effects of the legislation
and that the United States supports our country’s efforts to diversify its energy supply,” Márton Hajdú said, adding that Hungarian-American relations had, without exaggeration, reached a critical point.
As was widely covered in the Hungarian and international press in November 2025, Viktor Orbán secured numerous concessions during his summit meeting with Trump in Washington, with the U.S. president guaranteeing that Hungary would receive an exemption from the sanctions against Russian oil that were then forthcoming.
U.S. President Donald Trump receives then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House in Washington on November 7, 2025. Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Főosztály/Fischer Zoltán
The former Hungarian prime minister later clarified that the agreement had been reached between the U.S. president and himself and would remain in force for as long as he was prime minister of Hungary. Following the April 12 election, that was no longer the case, which meant that the question of how this exemption would evolve with the inauguration of the TISZA government and Péter Magyar had a major impact on the development of Hungary’s domestic energy market.
On September 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act” by a vote of 262 to 159. The bill will now be submitted to Donald Trump for signature following Senate approval. The legislation authorizes—or, under certain conditions, requires—the president
to impose tariffs of up to 100% on U.S. exports to countries that were among the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or natural gas during the preceding 12 months and that continue to purchase Russian supplies after the legislation takes effect.
The Trump administration has supported passage of the bill. Hungary undoubtedly falls into this category, as it imports 5 million tons of Russian crude oil annually, as well as another 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, also from Russia.
Although Hungary is not explicitly named in the final text, it came close.
During the House debate, there was an
amendment that listed the countries concerned by name, with Hungary included alongside China, India, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, as well as Slovakia.
The amendment was ultimately rejected, which is why the final legislation uses a variable “Top 5” indicator.
The next decisive moment will be Trump’s signing of the legislation, followed by clarification of how the U.S. administration will determine the “Top 5” countries. The TISZA government evidently assumes that Hungary is at risk, which is why it has now tasked Márton Hajdú to intervene and seek an exemption for the country from the proposed sanctions.
Via Világgazdaság, Featured image: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Főosztály/Fischer Zoltán
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