Ukraine has submitted a draft education law to Hungary that partly addresses Budapest’s demands related to language policy in schools, Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka said on Nov. 7.

The United States has imposed sanctions on nations buying Russian oil, but President Viktor Orban successfully argued that Hungary had few other options.

U.S. President Donald Trump exempted Hungary from sanctions over the nation's purchase of Russian gas and oil after meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Taras Kachka, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has said that Hungary's blocking of Ukraine's European integration progress may be lifted during the meeting between Viktor Orban and US President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that he was considering a possible exemption for Hungary from US sanctions on Russian energy purchases, as the two leaders met amid stalled efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Hungary said on Saturday it had obtained an indefinite waiver from U.S. sanctions to use Russian oil and gas, but a White House official reaffirmed that the exemption was for one year only. Last month,

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday, his priority will be convincing the U.S. administration to turn a blind eye to Hungary’s dogged commitment to buying Russian oil, a potential test of how deep the affinity goes between the two friendly leaders.