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A carnival float designed by German carnival float builder Jacques Tilly features U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin devouring the European Union during the parade to celebrate Rose Monday (Rosenmontag), on February 16, 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Washington Easing Russia Oil Sanctions Exposes Limits of Brussels’ Energy Strategy

Javier Villamor March 13, 2026

The temporary waiver granted by the U.S. shows that decoupling was never total and that the stability of the system still depends on Russia.

Hungary to Increase Oil Exports to Serbia Amid Refinery Sanctions

TEC News / AFP November 26, 2025

A Budapest initiative aims to boost Belgrade, which faces a potential shutdown of its Pančevo refinery as U.S. sanctions bite Russian-owned assets.

Trump Exempts Pipelines Supplying Hungary From Russia Sanctions

TEC News November 8, 2025

“Hungary will continue to have the lowest energy prices in Europe,” PM Viktor Orbán said.

The oil refinery at Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Germany’s Rosneft Excluded from U.S. Sanctions

Lukács Fux October 28, 2025

Berlin says state-run refineries are now independent from the Russian energy company, Rosneft, and remain crucial for Germany’s fuel supply.

Petroleum Minister Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar speaking at the ceremony to mark oil and gas production from Sakhalin-I project in Russia on October 1, 2005.

India’s Russian Oil Imports Drop 8% as Sanctions Loom

Lukács Fux October 28, 2025

The International Energy Agency says India bought 1.9 million barrels of oil per day in the first nine months of 2025, which is 40% of Russia’s total exports.

Disrupting Trump’s Trust in Orbán: Establishment Media “Deliberately Distorts” Hungarian PM’s Comments

Michael Curzon October 28, 2025

Newspapers are trying to force strains between Washington and Budapest. But Trump himself is aware of the media’s many tricks.

A Lukoil petrol station in Poland in 2018

Lukoil To Sell Foreign Assets in Response to U.S. Sanctions

TEC News / AFP October 28, 2025

American firms are prohibited from doing business with Russia’s top two oil companies.

The PCK Industrial Park which houses the PCK Oil refinery, just outside Schwedt, Germany, seen on April 2, 2022

Germany Seeks Exemption from U.S. Sanctions Over Key Russian-Owned Refinery

TEC News / AFP October 27, 2025

The closure of the refinery would be “a catastrophic blow” to the region’s economy.

Coalition of the Willing Rallies Behind War, Not Solutions

Zolta Győri October 24, 2025

The top level meeting in London ended with all leaders pledging to send more money and weapons to the front.

Hungary Faces Dilemma Over Russian Oil as U.S. Tightens Sanctions

Lukács Fux October 24, 2025

PM Viktor Orbán has begun talks with oil company MOL on solutions to the new circumstances.

Tag: U.S. sanctions

Washington Easing Russia Oil Sanctions Exposes Limits of Brussels’ Energy Strategy

Hungary to Increase Oil Exports to Serbia Amid Refinery Sanctions

Trump Exempts Pipelines Supplying Hungary From Russia Sanctions

Germany’s Rosneft Excluded from U.S. Sanctions

India’s Russian Oil Imports Drop 8% as Sanctions Loom

Disrupting Trump’s Trust in Orbán: Establishment Media “Deliberately Distorts” Hungarian PM’s Comments

Lukoil To Sell Foreign Assets in Response to U.S. Sanctions

Germany Seeks Exemption from U.S. Sanctions Over Key Russian-Owned Refinery

Coalition of the Willing Rallies Behind War, Not Solutions

Hungary Faces Dilemma Over Russian Oil as U.S. Tightens Sanctions

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