Hungary asks US to extend import permit for Russian energy
Hungarian authorities are working to ensure that the United States extends the exemption from sanctions, which allows Budapest to purchase Russian-made energy. The current license expires on November 21, Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said.
Hungarian authorities are working to ensure that the United States extends the exemption from sanctions, which allows Budapest to purchase Russian-made energy. The current license expires on November 21, Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said.
After the expiration of the term, the US government will have to decide on its extension. “We are working to extend this agreement on November 21,” Anita Orban told the Hungarian publication Index.
Russian oil goes to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline, and gas through the Turkish Stream and gas pipelines of South-Eastern Europe. The U.S. license issued in November 2025 temporarily exempts Budapest from duties and other measures for their purchases for a transition period, during which time the country had to diversify its energy purchases. Minister of Economy and Energy of the country Istvan Capitan believes that Budapest will be able to completely abandon Russian oil and gas by October 2027.
