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U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio's visits to Hungary and Slovakia emphasize American strategies to control critical energy supply routes in Europe. In Slovakia, plans for a new nuclear reactor at the Jaslovské Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant involve potential collaboration with Westinghouse Electric Company.

Hungary has signed LNG agreements with Chevron for gas deliveries and discussed acquiring modular reactors. Meanwhile, Serbia faces U.S. sanctions affecting its oil refinery operations. The U.S.'s LNG imports to the EU have surged, with significant contracts aimed at reducing reliance on Russian gas.