Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says Hungary will keep buying fossil fuels from Russia despite demands from President Donald Trump.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned on October 20 that the European Union risks endangering Hungary’s energy supply if it proceeds with plans to ban Russian energy imports without considering the country’s geographic realities.

Only Russia friendly Hungary and Slovakia, refused to back the bill, which terminates Russian pipeline and liquified natural gas imports.

Explosions struck oil refineries in Hungary and Romania on October 20, both processing Russian crude. The incidents occurred days before Budapest prepares to host potential Putin-Trump peace talks, prompting questions about timing and motivation from Russian officials.

“Budapest is essentially the only place in Europe today where such a meeting could be held, primarily because Hungary is almost the only pro-peace country,” Orbán said. “For three years, we have been the only country that has consistently, openly, loudly and actively advocated for peace.”

Hungary's top diplomat tells Newsweek he has faith the US and Russia can come to a rapprochement, just as Trump shifts on Ukraine.

"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

Hungary remains firm in maintaining its supplies of Russian oil and gas, even as the European Union accelerates efforts to cut Russian energy imports. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán argues what he

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that it was "not nice" that Russian President Vladimir Putin might travel to EU member Hungary for talks on the war in Ukraine.