The U.S. Treasury Secretary Opposed Zelenskyy's Visit to the White House, According to The Guardian
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent allegedly opposed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House and used derogatory language toward him in private conversations.
According to the authors of the book—journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, who investigated the inner workings of Donald Trump’s second presidential term— Bassent allegedly insisted that the Ukrainian leader not be received in the Oval Office until an agreement on mineral resources was signed.
The book claims that the U.S. Treasury Secretary spoke harshly about Zelenskyy in private conversations and called for postponing his visit to the White House.
At the same time, the authors note that the U.S. Treasury Department has not commented on the claims made in the book.
The meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump did take place on February 28, 2025, but, according to the authors, it ended in a tense discussion. The book states that during the talks, Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance expressed complaints about Ukraine’s alleged lack of gratitude for American aid.
It is also reported that during Bessent’s trip to Kyiv to promote a mineral resources agreement, a 45-minute heated argument allegedly took place between him and Zelenskyy.
Separately, the book’s authors claim that the text of the agreement sparked controversy within the U.S. administration, particularly between the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce. According to their information, Donald Trump allegedly instructed Ushi Vance, the wife of the U.S. vice president and a Yale Law School graduate, to review Ukraine’s amendments to the document.
The issue of continued financial and military support for Ukraine remains one of the key items on the international agenda and continues to be discussed among the world’s leading nations.
This is discussed in the new book *Regime Change*, excerpts of which were published by *The Guardian*.
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