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(Bloomberg) — A bipartisan group of US senators is urging Hungary to stop buying Russian energy as that country’s prime minister, Viktor Orban prepares to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday.
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The lawmakers said they were concerned that Hungary had shown “no sign of reducing its dependence on Russian fossil fuels,” and implored Orban and other consumers of Russian energy to adhere to a June proposal by the European Union to cut off imports by 2027, according to a copy of the resolution obtained by Bloomberg News.
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The resolution was co-signed by 10 senators, including Republicans Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as well as Democrats Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Chris Coons of Delaware.
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The Hungarian leader, who has long been admired by American conservatives, is expected to try and leverage his friendly relationship with Trump in order to keep buying Russian oil even as other European countries have sought to cut back since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
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“Vladimir Putin is a war criminal who uses Russia’s energy exports to fund his campaign of murder and aggression,” Tillis said in a statement. “This resolution sends a clear message that we will not allow energy dependence to become a weapon in the hands of a brutal dictator.”
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“Europe has made extraordinary progress cutting its energy ties with Moscow, but Hungary’s actions continue to undermine collective security and embolden the Kremlin,” Shaheen said.
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In October, the Treasury Department blacklisted Russia’s biggest oil producers Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC after Trump’s attempts to convince the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, to agree to a cease-fire failed.
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Congressional Republicans have largely stayed on the sidelines and allowed the White House to set policy on Russian oil and gas. A bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, to sanction countries that buy Russian energy has overwhelming bipartisan support in the chamber, though it remains at a standstill until Trump agrees to let it proceed.
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