Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump, an allowance that will keep Russian oil and gas flowing to Hungary in a sign of the close affinity between the two leaders.

Viktor Orbán’s nemesis, who could topple Hungary’s longtime prime minister in elections next year, has vowed to bring his country back into the western fold after years of antagonism towards Nato and the EU over Russia.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that US President Donald Trump agreed to support his country’s economy if it came under a speculative attack, although he didn’t offer any specifics about a deal.

The Hungarian leader said he has managed to convince US President Donald Trump to grant his country a full exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian energy, after detailing to him the dire consequences it would have on the Hungarian people.

Orban, who has clamped down on the Hungarian press and the liberal opposition, is a hero to many in the MAGA movement.