Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent details the decision to escort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of the White House after a tense interaction with President Donald Trump on ‘The Ingraham Angle.
European countries must provide Ukraine with security guarantees to maintain peace. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must acknowledge this, states US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to Sky News.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an economic deal with Ukraine is not currently on the table after a contentious Oval Office meeting.
Oval Office meeting marked third time Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy had refused to sign negotiated mineral agreement, said Treasury Sec. Bessent.
Bessent has been a key figure in the White House push to get Ukraine on board with an economic agreement, and personally flew to Kyiv to present Zelenskyy with the administration’s first draft of a deal in mid-February. An economic commitment, he told reporters in Kyiv, “will provide a long-term security shield for all Ukrainians.”
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Zelenskyy had earlier declined a U.S. draft ... role in exploiting Ukraine's mineral resources. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration's minerals plan was to create a U.S ...
the more security it creates for the Ukrainian people and the higher the return for the U.S. taxpayer," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. Zelenskyy rejected the White House's initial ...