Speaking after his meeting with US state secretary Marco Rubio, Szijjártó highlighted the realignment in views between the two countries under Donald Trump, with the two sides agreeing on sanctions and on Ukraine.

“There are measures involving sanctions that affect Hungary’s energy security in the areas of natural gas acquisition and also nuclear energy, but there is also the sanction against Minister [of the prime minister’s Cabinet Office Antal] Rogán,” he said, quoted by a publication associated with the Hungarian government.

“We have launched the necessary legal procedures concerning all three issues and the secretary of state assured us of absolute openness regarding leaving behind us these revenge measures as soon as possible,” he was quoted as saying.