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.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an economic deal with Ukraine is not currently on the table after a contentious Oval Office meeting.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already twice refused to sign a minerals deal with the United States. "This has to be one of the greatest ...
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.”
Oval Office meeting marked third time Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy had refused to sign negotiated mineral agreement, said Treasury Sec. Bessent.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on the heated exchange between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in the Oval Office.
As part of the agreement on US access to Ukrainian rare earth minerals, the US will not become the owner of physical assets in Ukraine. This is an offer of
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the economy, President Donald Trump's tariff plan, and whether the deal with Ukraine is still on the table.
As they mustered support for their confirmations by the U.S. Senate, some of Donald Trump’s nominees made statements from which they’ve already distanced themselves upon taking office.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a contentious U.S. proposal that would have seen $500 billion worth of profits from Ukrainian rare minerals given to the United States as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already twice refused to sign a minerals deal with the United States. "This has to be one of the greatest diplomatic mishaps of all time by President Zelenskyy ...