The Trump administration's Treasury Department has confirmed that Siluanov had a separate meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during his visit to the US.
According to the American television channel CNBC, Bessent is said to have told Siluanov that it is not in the cards for the United States to ease sanctions against Russia and Russian representatives as long as the war in Ukraine continues. According to the news site Axios, the two ministers discussed President Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine.
