US Lifts Sanctions on Hungary Minister in Trump’s Gift to Orban
“The delisting of Antal Rogan from the sanctions list is proof that the winds are blowing from a different direction in Washington,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement late Tuesday.
Photographer: Akos Stiller/BloombergThe US lifted sanctions it had imposed over alleged corruption on a senior minister in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, underscoring the stark shift in bilateral ties under President Donald Trump.
Antal Rogan, Orban’s cabinet chief who oversees the secret services as well as government communications, was removed from the Specially Designated Nationals List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, according to an update on the Treasury Department’s website.