# Bessent stresses importance of contacts with Russia for Ukraine settlement

https://mins.news/en/item/41244

- TASS, 2026-09-02 01:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2180951

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Ukraine conflict cannot be resolved without dialogue and engagement between the sides. He called Russia’s participation in G20 finance events important and noted that he had met Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the meeting.

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