The Guardian reported the information.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrives in Washington on Friday for a critical meeting with President Trump, ostensibly carrying a plan to broker a new summit between the U.S. and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Orbán’s advisers claim the meeting, which they have offered to host in Budapest, could help end the war in Ukraine.However, insiders suggest Orbán’s diplomatic maneuvering is primarily driven by a pressing domestic political crisis. Facing an unprecedented challenge from a new opposition leader ahead of April's parliamentary elections, Orbán is reportedly focused on securing a major political win. His top priority, sources say, is to convince President Trump to visit Hungary before the election—a move advisers believe would reinforce Orbán’s role as a statesman and energize his conservative base.“Orbán wants Trump to come to Budapest before the elections,” said a source working for a Hungarian government foreign policy institution. “This is a top priority. They will discuss the Russian gas issue, but the thing Orbán cares about the most is the elections.”The visit will also serve as a major test of Trump’s tougher line on the Kremlin. Orbán, often criticized by critics as "Putin's Trojan horse in the EU," will directly seek an exemption from U.S. sanctions against Russian energy. Hungary remains deeply dependent on Russian oil and gas, and its government has been clear about its intentions. Gulyas, Orbán's chief of staff, said last week that Hungary’s goal was to “get an exemption from U.S. sanctions so the purchases of Russian gas and crude oil could continue in a steady manner.”This request challenges the administration's stated goal for all of Europe to cut energy ties with Russia. Observers say the meeting will serve as a litmus test of the administration's commitment to enforcing its sanctions abroad.“The meeting will give us an indication of how seriously Trump is taking the efforts to sanction Russian energy,” said Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “If it doesn’t come up, then we clearly don’t care … If it is a major topic, then maybe it is something that sends a signal that we’re willing to take a harder line.”Regardless of the tangible outcomes, analysts expect the Hungarian leader to frame the visit as a triumph for his domestic audience.“No matter the outcome, domestically it will be framed as a huge success, with Orbán posing as an internationally respected leader,” said Zsuzsanna Végh, political analyst at the German Marshall Fund. She noted the campaign of Orbán’s Fidesz party is partly built on the leader's “international influence, which helps to divert attention from the domestic governance failures of Fidesz”.