
US Tells Russia No Economic Relief Until Ukraine War Ends at G20
At the G20 summit, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly informed Russia’s finance minister that financial sanctions and economic cooperation will remain suspended until the conflict in Ukraine concludes. The diplomatic encounter highlighted sustained Western pressure on Moscow while separate bilateral meetings addressed regional market concerns.
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Bessent Meets Russian Finance Chief at G20 Summit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov met on the sidelines of a Group of 20 gathering in Asheville, North Carolina. This is the first time Siluanov traveled to a G20 meeting in person since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. At a separate meeting in Kyrgyzstan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
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US treasury secretary speaks with Russian counterpart who is controversially attending G20 talks; India’s Modi says war must end. What we know on day 1,651 No economic relief for Russia is possible until its war in Ukraine ends, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has told a Russian counterpart. Bessent met with Anton Siluanov, the Russian finance minister, at a G20 finance leaders’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, where Moscow’s representatives were a surprise and unwelcome pr...
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russia’s Finance Ministry head Anton Siluanov there would be no “economic relief” for Moscow until the Russia–Ukraine war ends, sources told Politico and Reuters.
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