The US Secretary of the Treasury Skot Bessin at the White House in Washington on February 3, 2025 speaks.
Elizabeth Franz Reuters
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that US Treasury Secretary Scott Beesen will go to Ukraine for discussions on the war with Russia.
Trump said in a post Social truth Bessent will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and suggested that the two leaders can discuss paths to end the conflict.
“This war must end and will end soon – a lot of death and destruction,” Trump said in the position. “The United States has spent billions of dollars worldwide, with little to appear. When America is strong, the world is in peace,” Trump said in this position.
Bloomberg News I previously mentioned that Pesin will travel to Kyiv. The Bloomberg report said that discussions can include granting the United States access to metal reserves in exchange for continuing aid.
In an interview broadcast on Monday, Trump Fox News he wanted “the equivalent of $ 500 billion in rare land” from Ukraine. Zelenskyy pointed to the openness to a deal about strategic minerals.
The future of American support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia has become cloudy with Trump’s victory in November. Some of Trump’s high -ranking supporters have criticized our spending on the war, and Trump said he could end the war.24 hours“Trump also threatened new sanctions on Russia if he did not agree to end the war.
The president’s interest in finding new ways of the United States seems to reach critical minerals extending beyond Ukraine, as Trump has also strengthened the idea of resource -rich Greenland from Denmark.
Bessent, a former executive director of the hedge fund, was confirmed as head of the Treasury last month, one week after Trump’s inauguration. Pesin told Senate members during his confirmation session that he believed that sanctions on Russia under the Biden administration were not strong enough.