# Treasury secretary declines to say whether the U.S. considers Ukraine an ally

https://mins.news/en/item/105245

- NBC News, 2026-10-18 15:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/treasury-secretary-bessent-refuses-us-ukraine-ally-starlink-rcna604129

> As tensions between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy escalated, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dodged the question three times on Sunday when asked whether Ukraine is a U.S. ally.

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