Hungary refuses to stop buying Russian oil despite Trump’s Nato demand

Foreign minister says getting energy supplies elsewhere is a nice dream' while describing western European officials as fanatics'

Hungary will not wean itself off Russian energy supplies, the country's foreign minister has told the Guardian, despite the White House's demand for Nato allies to stop buying Russian oil.

Donald Trump has demanded that Europe halt Russian oil imports, but in an interview on the sidelines of the 80th annual session of the UN general assembly, Peter Szijjarto said: We can't ensure the safe supply [of energy products] for our country without Russian oil or gas sources," while adding that he understood" Trump's approach.