Bessent Calls Zelenskiy’s Stand at White House Unacceptable

  • Says Ukrainian leader blew up ‘fantastic’ minerals deal
  • The Treasury chief says Zelenskiy doesn’t want peace

Scott Bessent

Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent characterized the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House on Friday as “unacceptable.”

“It’s very difficult to do an economic deal with a leader who doesn’t want to do a peace deal,” Bessent said Friday in an interview with Bloomberg Television.