US and Russian finance ministers meet on sidelines of G20

Ulyana Krychkovska-Bogdanova, Tetyana Oliynyk — 31 August, 21:45

The US Capitole. Stock photo: Getty Images

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting his Russian "counterpart" Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Source: Fox Business correspondent Edward Lawrence, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Lawrence said that the meeting is taking place on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Quote: "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting right now with the Russian Finance Minister. The Secretary is pushing President Trump's 28-point peace plan for Ukraine."

Background:

On 31 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are preparing to visit Russia and Ukraine.
On 25 August, it became known that CIA Director John Ratcliffe had made a covert visit to Moscow for talks with the Russian leadership. Trump said he believes that "something may come out of" Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow.

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