I’m sure they’re thrilled to hear me talk about it. EU countries have drastically reduced their reliance on Russian energy since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022, but Hungary and Slovakia remain substantial buyers of Russian oil and gas and have so far resisted pressure to stop doing so. EU officials have spent the past few months trying to convince Trump to come onboard with economic measures against Moscow. The EU executive branch in Brussels last week tabled its 19th round of sanctions against Russia, taking aim at banks, energy companies and the cryptocurrency sector. Chinese and Indian entities were also included as the EU aims to clamp down on companies that help Moscow evade the sanctions.