U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest as the two countries move to sign a civilian nuclear cooperation deal.
Rubio's stop in Hungary comes after visiting Slovakia on Sunday following the Munich Security Conference before that.
The trip puts him in friendly territory with leaders who back Donald Trump and resist stronger support for Ukraine.
Orban maintains close ties with Russia and continues buying Russian energy, and has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil from Trump's administration.
Trump has been outspoken in his support for the nationalist Orban in the Hungarian leader's bid for reelection in two months.
Orban and his Fidesz party are facing their most serious challenge in the April 12 vote since the right-wing populist retook power in 2010.
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