US Ambassador urgently travels back to Washington: will he return with new sanctions?

A Hungarian media outlet believes US Ambassador Pressman will return with a bunch of new anti-Hungary sanctions from Washington because that is what happened after his latest Washington visit.

On 2-3 November, US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman travelled to Washington, D.C. to consult with senior US government officials about the US-Hungary bilateral relationship. The Ambassador’s engagements included meetings with senior Executive Branch officials, including at the White House and Department of State, in addition to senior Congressional leaders, the official website of the US Embassy in Budapest wrote.

After Pressman’s previous visit to Washington, the USA announced a sanctions package against Hungary, index.hu wrote. Weeks ago, we wrote that the Biden administration was preparing to introduce restrictions against Hungarian private individuals because they conflicted with the Hungarian government.

The last time Pressman was in Washington was in March. After his return, he announced US sanctions against the Budapest-based Russian International Investment Bank and its Hungarian vice president, Imre Laszlóczki. We wrote about that HERE. Afterwards, the US government introduced restrictions concerning the visas of Hungarian individuals born abroad.

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