US Treasury Secretary Bessent meets Russian counterpart at G20, signaling engagement shift

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20, marking the first in-person attendance by Russia's top financial official since the invasion of Ukraine. The meeting signals a notable shift in US policy toward high-level engagement with Moscow, exposing a divide with European allies over treatment of Russia. The substance of the discussion, reportedly covering Trump's Ukraine-related proposals, remains unclear.