Crude oil futures fell modestly, as prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could boost global energy supplies in the event of an end to sanctions against Russia.

The talks on a minerals deal, presented to Kyiv on Wednesday by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, coincide with a bid by President Donald Trump to kick-start negotiations to end Russia's nearly three-year war in Ukraine.

President Trump has tasked newly minted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to up the pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the war with Russia.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited Kyiv on Wednesday to discuss a critical minerals deal as Ukraine vies to win the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump at a perilous diplomatic juncture in the war with Russia.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news briefing with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian drone attack caused significant damage to the radiation shelter of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight,

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild Ukraine worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. BRET BAIER, SPECIAL REPORT: So the Telegraph writes it this way, they say Trump's confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold.

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Vice President Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the administration’s push for the war with Russia to end. Vance will meet