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Hungary's Orban discusses energy security in phone call with Trump

Hungarian PM Orban and US President Trump discuss Central European energy security, with Hungary stressing its reliance on Russian gas and oil imports, officials say.

Reuters WORLD
Published September 25,2025
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, discussing several issues including energy security in Central Europe, Hungary's foreign minister said late on Wednesday in a video on Facebook.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, said that Hungary's energy supply cannot be guaranteed without Russian gas and oil imports.