{"id":41221,"date":"2025-11-09T23:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T23:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=41221"},"modified":"2025-11-09T23:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T23:15:48","slug":"hungarian-leader-orban-says-he-secured-financial-shield-from-trumptraffic_sourcerss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/09\/hungarian-leader-orban-says-he-secured-financial-shield-from-trumptraffic_sourcerss\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungarian leader Orban says he secured \u2018financial shield\u2019 from Trump | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Trump promises to defend Hungary\u2019s finances amid Orban-EU tensions and to sign $600m gas deal, says Hungarian leader.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 9 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">9 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"1076\">Hungary has struck a deal for what Prime Minister Viktor Orban called a \u201cfinancial shield\u201d to safeguard its economy from potential attacks following talks with US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1382\">Orban, a longtime ally of Trump and one of Europe\u2019s most outspoken nationalist leaders, met the US president at the White House on Friday to seek relief from sanctions on Russian oil and gas. Following the meeting, he announced that Hungary had secured a one-year exemption from those measures.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1712\">\u201cI have also made an agreement with the US president on a financial shield,\u201d Orban said in a video posted by the Hungarian outlet index.hu on Sunday. \u201cShould there be any external attacks against Hungary or its financial system, the Americans gave their word that in such a case, they would defend Hungary\u2019s financial stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1983\">A White House official said the deal also included contracts worth roughly $600m for Hungary to buy US liquefied natural gas. Orban gave no details of how the \u201cshield\u201d would work, but claimed it would ensure Hungary would face \u201cno financing problems\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2214\">\u201cThat Hungary or its currency could be attacked, or that the Hungarian budget could be put in a difficult situation, or that the Hungarian economy could be suffocated from the financing side, this should be forgotten,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2533\">The move comes as Orban faces economic stagnation and strained relations with the European Union, which has frozen billions of euros in funding over what Brussels calls Hungary\u2019s democratic backsliding. Critics accuse Orban of using his ties with Washington to sidestep EU pressure and secure new financial lifelines.<\/p>\n<p>Orban said on Friday that Hungary also received an exemption from US sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting with Trump.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2711\">Hungary\u2019s economy has struggled since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but its currency, the forint, has shown some recovery this year, supported by high interest rates.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"3038\">Trump, meanwhile, has extended his support to another far-right leader, Argentina\u2019s Javier Milei, pledging to strengthen the country\u2019s collapsing economy through a $20bn currency swap deal with Argentina\u2019s central bank. Trump said he would also buy Argentinian pesos to \u201chelp a great philosophy take over a great country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3040\" data-end=\"3338\">Milei, who has made more than a dozen trips to the US since taking office in December 2023, including to attend Trump\u2019s second inauguration, is battling inflation, debt, and dwindling reserves. Argentinian bond prices plunged in late September as the central bank scrambled to stabilise the peso.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Hungarian #leader #Orban #secured #financial #shield #Trump #Donald #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump promises to defend Hungary\u2019s finances amid Orban-EU tensions and to sign $600m gas deal, says Hungarian leader. 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