US Treasury Chief Meets Russian Counterpart on 28-Point Ukraine Plan as Kyiv Says It Was Unaware
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Updated · Kyiv Independent · Aug 31
US Treasury Chief Meets Russian Counterpart on 28-Point Ukraine Plan as Kyiv Says It Was Unaware
3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Aug 31
Summary
Scott Bessent met Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 in Asheville to discuss a Washington-backed 28-point Ukraine peace plan, Fox Business reported.
A Ukrainian official said Kyiv did not "know anything about this meeting," underscoring the unannounced nature of the talks and uncertainty over whether Ukraine was involved.
The outreach comes as Washington tries again to revive stalled peace efforts after an earlier 28-point plan was cut to 20 points by Ukrainian and Western officials, only for the Kremlin to reject the revisions.
Recent diplomacy has also included a one-page plan Zelensky said was drafted with the U.S. and Europe, but Moscow has already rejected both a ceasefire and a Donbas buffer zone.
Siluanov's appearance marked the Russian finance minister's first known in-person attendance since the 2022 invasion, following CIA Director John Ratcliffe's undisclosed Moscow trip on Aug. 25.