Zelenskyy was asleep: Trump said that Ukraine "behaved rudely" with Treasury Secretary Bessent
Donald Trump said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was treated rudely during his visit to Kyiv last week.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to France 24.
According to Trump, it took a long time for Finance Minister Bessent to get to Kyiv, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was "sleeping and unavailable to meet him."
"He (Bessent - Ed.) traveled many hours on the train, which is a dangerous trip, and we're talking about the secretary of the treasury. He went there to get a document signed, and when he got there, he came back empty. They wouldn't sign the document. (on minerals - Ed.)," the American leader said.
Agreement on minerals with the United States
As a reminder, Trump has said that he wanted to sign a $500 million deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on access to rare earth resources and natural gas in Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees in any potential peace settlement.
President Zelenskyy said that the agreement with the US on minerals would be signed at the ministerial level when ready and subject to guarantees. Currently, this document is not ready to protect Ukraine's interests.
Later, Trump said that Ukraine had derailed the rare earth metals deal. The agreement was needed so that the United States could recover the money spent on supporting Ukraine.
