Orban's visit to the White House: Washington moves to reclaim influence in Central Europe

On November 7, 2025, Donald Trump met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House. They agreed Budapest could buy Russian energy without facing US sanctions, while Orban announced Hungary would purchase $600 million in US liquefied natural gas and nuclear fuel for the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.

The Republican administration demonstrated readiness to provide limited political support to the Hungarian Prime Minister ahead of elections in the country to implement a broader strategy of restoring political balance in the EU.

The White House's position, demonstrated during the meeting between the American President and Viktor Orban, aims to strengthen US influence on internal political processes in Hungary, as well as establish interaction beneficial for the democratic bloc with Central European governments in the political, energy, and economic spheres.