After obtaining the sanctions exemption, Orbán: Thank you, Trump!
On November 7 local time, after meeting with Trump, the Prime Minister of Hungary, Orbán, posted a message on social media expressing gratitude, saying he was grateful that Trump granted Hungary an exemption from sanctions for the "TurkStream" natural gas pipeline and the "Friendship" oil pipeline project (meaning Hungary can continue to buy Russian energy), "Thank you, Mr. President!"
Regarding the atmosphere of Orbán's meeting with Trump on that day, the British media The Guardian gave a very subtle comment: Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán needed help from Trump on the issue of sanctions on buying Russian oil, so he took a tried-and-true approach - flattering Trump to the extreme.
In short, during the meeting that day, Orbán flattered Trump in various ways, praising Trump's ability to choose officials at one moment, and then cursing Biden in front of Trump, claiming that if the president at that time had been Trump, the Ukraine-Russia conflict would not have erupted, and now under Trump's leadership, "the U.S.-Hungary relationship will enter a golden age."
It's true, after Orbán's round of flattery, he immediately made Trump happy and obtained the sanction exemption he most wanted for purchasing Russian energy (Hungary was also one of the targets of Trump's threat of secondary sanctions for purchasing Russian oil).
This scene can only be said that after nearly a year of Trump's turmoil, many countries have figured out his psychology, as long as they say a few words of flattery - the negative example is Zelenskyy at that time, who was kicked out of the White House by Trump because he didn't wear a suit and didn't say "thank you".
Original text: www.toutiao.com/article/1848218479536256/
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