# Bessent tells Russia’s finance minister there will be no economic relief until Ukraine war ends

https://mins.news/en/item/39935

- Meduza, 2026-09-01 08:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: 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

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that Moscow would receive no “economic relief” until the Russia–Ukraine war ends, according to sources cited by Politico and Reuters. Their Asheville meeting focused on Donald Trump’s peace plan. Russia said they discussed financial and G20 cooperation, while a US official called the talks productive.

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