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No left-of-center outlet in our set has published this story.
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Bessent reportedly tells Russia it won't get economic relief until it ends Ukraine war
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in North Carolina. Bessent said he told Europeans he would not pose for a photo with Siluanov, and told Siluanov that nothing is possible until the war is over when the Russian minister raised other areas of mutual interest.
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Bessent met with Russian counterpart at G20
Axios and CNBC frame the meeting as a striking sign of U.S.-Russia re-engagement that exposes a transatlantic divide, with Europe keeping Russia isolated via sanctions and refusing to be photographed with Siluanov, while Bessent conditions any relief/agreements on the war ending.
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Breitbart's sample article is a brief exclusive noting only that the meeting occurred, without framing, context, or interpretation of its significance.