Jan 16, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests doing so.

Jan 16, 2025 · The US is poised to increase sanctions on Russian oil companies in order to force them to the negotiating table with Ukraine, Scott Bessent said, as he criticised the Biden administration for...

Jan 17, 2025 · Scott Bessent, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, has pledged to place even tougher sanctions on Russia, describing it as a key leveraging tool for ending the Ukraine conflict.

Jan 16, 2025 · Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, said during a confirmation hearing Thursday that he is "perplexed" that the Biden administration did not impose more...

Jan 16, 2025 · US President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent has spoken in favor of tougher sanctions against Russia and its oil sector that will force Moscow to sit at the negotiating table.

Jan 16, 2025 · Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, said he would support dialing up sanctions on the Russian oil industry to end the war in Ukraine.

Nov 26, 2024 · Bessent’s camp shared documents showing that his hedge fund, Key Square Management, had stellar returns during the pandemic to bolster the case that the billionaire had the skills to navigate...

Jan 28, 2025 · The Senate has approved the candidacy of 62-year-old Scott Bessent for the post of US Treasury Secretary. The broadcast of the senators' meeting was shown by the C-SPAN TV channel. Bessent received 60 out of 100 votes from senators, which provided him with the necessary majority for confirmation.

Jan 27, 2025 · The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, making the longtime hedge fund manager the point person for the new administration on a...

Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirming the importance of holding Russia accountable for its illegal war in Ukraine. Meeks urged Secretary Bessent to build on the Biden A dministration’s sanctions, implement stronger economic measures against Russian ...