Orban lays on Trump charm offensive, seeks to sway him on Russian oil and Ukraine peace

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Ukraine held its breath during President Donald Trump’s Friday bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House, through which Orban steadily sought to move the president off his current position on its war against Russia.

Orban’s meeting with Trump, over lunch in the White House’s Cabinet Room, comes as Ukraine expresses hope Trump may provide the country, three years into its war against Russia, with more long-range offensive capabilities, including Tomahawk missiles.

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