Putin wasn't 'honest and forthright' with Trump: US treasury chief
The United States will implement a significant sanctions package against Russia, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He stated that President Putin's lack of honesty in talks with Donald Trump led to this decision. Trump expressed disap...
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The United States is to impose one of its largest-ever sanctions packages against Russia because Vladimir Putin was not "honest" in talks with Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.
"President Putin has not come to the table in an honest and forthright manner, as we'd hoped," Bessent told Fox Business, adding that Trump was "disappointed at where we are in these talks."
"President Putin has not come to the table in an honest and forthright manner, as we'd hoped," Bessent told Fox Business, adding that Trump was "disappointed at where we are in these talks."
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