{"text":[[{"start":13.43,"text":"Donald Trump has exempted Hungary from sanctions the US has placed on top Russian oil producers as he met Viktor Orbán, the country’s prime minister, at the White House on Friday."}],[{"start":25.32,"text":"The US president’s decision will be a huge relief for Orbán, a fellow rightwing populist, who had been angling for a reprieve after Trump imposed sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft last month out of frustration with Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to offer concessions for a peace deal in Ukraine."}],[{"start":47.97,"text":"A White House official confirmed the exemption for Hungary on Friday evening, adding it would last one year."}],[{"start":56.019999999999996,"text":"Trump and Orbán held talks at the White House after plans for a summit in Budapest, Hungary’s capital, between the US and Russian presidents fell apart, dashing Washington’s hopes of advancing its plans to broker a settlement in Ukraine. But Trump said there was a “very good chance” such a summit in the city could occur."}],[{"start":77.96,"text":"Trump opened the door to sanctions relief for Hungary over Russian oil at the start of the meeting."}],[{"start":84.91,"text":"“It’s very difficult for [Hungary] to get the oil and gas from other areas,” he said. “They don’t have the advantage of having sea . . . They don’t have the ports. They have a difficult problem.”"}],[{"start":97.39999999999999,"text":"Later at the Hungarian embassy, Orbán said his country had received “full exemption” from sanctions on Russian oil moving through two key pipelines. “There are no sanctions that would restrict or make more expensive the supplies coming from there to Hungary. This is a general and unconditional exemption.”"}],[{"start":118.35,"text":"He added this would apply to any seller, in reply to a question about whether Lukoil, for instance, can also sell crude to Hungary."}],[{"start":127.6,"text":"Orbán added his country had also reached an agreement on nuclear co-operation with the US."}],[{"start":133.84,"text":"“This is something new — the United States has never before participated in this field. The first step will be to purchase nuclear fuel from Westinghouse,” the prime minister said."}],[{"start":146.82,"text":"“There are also small modular reactors, which represent an entirely new technology. We will introduce American technology in Hungary — next week, parliament will amend the law for this purpose — opening the way for such nuclear mini-power plants to appear in Hungary.”"}],[{"start":166.91,"text":"Hungary will receive US technology for nuclear fuel storage."}],[{"start":181.27,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1762730303_9781.mp3"}