Treasury’s Bessent to Visit Kyiv as Trump Seeks Minerals (1)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to travel to Ukraine this week to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as part of US efforts to resolve the war and secure access to critical minerals.

Bessent, who will be the first member of Donald Trump’s cabinet to visit the country is making the trip to Kyiv days after the president said his administration wanted an agreement with Ukraine for access to the resources in return for aiding in its defense against Russia’s invasion.

“I am sending Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to Ukraine to meet President Zelensky,” ...