Russia energy ally Hungary signs US gas deal

Hungary on Tuesday announced a five-year gas supply contract with US company Chevron, but it will still rely heavily on Russia for energy.The central European nation of 9.5 million people has remained the Kremlin's closest partner in the European Union despite Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Hungary has resisted EU and US calls to reduce its energy dependency on Moscow.Prime Minister Viktor Orban last month vowed to keep importing Russian hydrocarbons during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in spite of an EU plan to ban all imports of Russian gas before the end of 2027.The deal between Chevron and...