US Treasury chief reportedly meets Russian counterpart to push Trump peace plan
“We don't know anything about this meeting,” one Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, according to Fox Business on August 31. Their meeting took place on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Asheville, North Carolina, marking Siluanov's first in-person appearance since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The U.S. is attempting to revive its efforts for a peace deal in Ukraine, despite the year-and-a-half-long negotiations failing to reach any significant breakthroughs due to Moscow's territorial demands and refusal to accept a ceasefire. The original 28-point peace plan, proposed by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, was met with widespread criticism and was later revised to 20 points before being rejected by the Kremlin.
Recently, there have been renewed diplomatic efforts, with President Volodymyr Zelensky stating earlier in August that Ukraine, the U.S., and European partners have drafted a one-page plan to end the war, which includes a ceasefire and the establishment of a free economic zone in Donbas. The meeting between Bessent and Siluanov, however, remains unannounced, and Ukraine is unaware of the discussion.
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