The US Treasury announced Tuesday that Biden-era sanctions on a high-ranking Hungarian minister for alleged corruption will be lifted, a further sign of rapprochement between Hungarian’s nationalist government and his “dear friend” US President Donald Trump’s second administration.
The United States has lifted sanctions on the head of Hungarian President Viktor Orban‘s cabinet, a US Treasury statement said Tuesday, with Hungary’s nationalist government hailing the move as a “sign that the winds have changed”.
Orban, who has ruled the central European country since returning to power in 2010, has cultivated warm ties with his “dear friend” President Donald Trump.
In January, Washington announced sanctions against Antal Rogan — a minister who oversees Hungary’s intelligence services and government communications — for alleged involvement in corruption.
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Rogan was accused of having “orchestrated schemes designed to control several strategic sectors of the Hungarian economy and to divert proceeds from those sectors to himself and to reward loyalists from his political party”.
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