{
  "id": 4817487,
  "title": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells Russia’s finance minister Russia won’t get economic relief until Ukraine war ends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-tells-russias-finance-minister",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:10:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/01/us-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-tells-russia-s-finance-minister-russia-won-t-get-economic-relief-until-ukraine-war-ends"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent informed Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that the United States would not provide economic relief to Moscow until the Russia-Ukraine war concludes, according to sources cited by Politico and Reuters. The conversation between the ministers primarily focused on US President Donald Trump's strategy to bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Bessent reportedly cut Siluanov off when the latter attempted to discuss potential areas of cooperation, stating that no progress could be made until the war was over. Treasury undersecretary for international affairs Erin Browne confirmed the meeting was \"productive,\" with the two discussing Trump's peace and economic growth plan. Russia's Finance Ministry later stated that the two sides had discussed financial cooperation and G20 framework issues. The meeting occurred in Asheville, North Carolina, during a G20 summit of finance ministers and central bank governors and marked Siluanov's first appearance at a G20 summit since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Meeting primarily discussed US President Donald Trump’s strategy to end conflict in Ukraine.",
    "Russia’s Finance Ministry said both sides discussed financial cooperation and G20 framework issues."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
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      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}