Viktor Orban’s dilemma: Trump’s favour or Russian oil

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  The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is coming to Washington DC on Friday to meet with President Trump in the White House.

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  And for the first time, at least that we're aware of,

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  these two friends don't seem to be on the same page.

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  It all comes down to Trump's latest move to pressure Russia into ending its war on Ukraine.

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  Trump wants to hit Russia's economy hard, so that Putin runs out of money to fight the war.

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  Trump's threatening to punish any country who's still buying Russian oil with harsh secondary sanctions.

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  And that's a major problem for Hungary.

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  Viktor Orban is friends with both Trump and Putin,

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  and his country relies heavily on Russian oil and gas.

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  Viktor Orban has done a tremendous job in so many different ways.

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  For the leader of a small, central European country,

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  Viktor Orban really punches above his weight on the international stage.

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  Highly respected, respected all over Europe.

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  Probably like me a little bit controversial, but that's okay.

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  For years, he's been honing a political model that's hugely influenced the MAGA Republican playbook.

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  From the BBC, I'm Tristan Redman in London.

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  And I'm Asma Khaled in Washington, D.C.

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  And today on The Global Story,

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  how did Hungary's Prime Minister inspire some of Trump's most radical domestic policies?

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  And could there now be trouble brewing in the Trump-Orban bromance?

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