U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Monday that Washington will not grant Russia economic relief or negotiate side agreements until Moscow ends its war against Ukraine, a source told Reuters.

“We don't know anything about this meeting,” one Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Monday to discuss a possible end to the war in Ukraine, U.S. media reported. — Ukrinform.