U.S. Treasury Secretary to question Zelensky about Ukraine’s natural resources and spent funds

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed Bloomberg’s report that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant will travel to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump announced this on his social media platform, Truth Social:

“I am sending Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant to Ukraine to meet with President Zelensky. This war must end soon—too many deaths and too much destruction. The U.S. has spent billions of dollars around the world, but with little to show for it,” Trump wrote.

Meanwhile, Fox News reports that the U.S. Treasury Secretary will question Zelensky on how U.S. financial aid to Ukraine has been spent.

Additionally, rare earth minerals will be a key topic of discussion at the meeting.

According to Bloomberg, Bessant’s trip to Kyiv is primarily aimed at negotiating U.S. access to Ukraine’s mineral resources.

Earlier, media reports stated that Trump had declared Ukraine had agreed to transfer $500 billion worth of rare earth metals to the U.S. as payment for previous military aid. Trump also insisted that the U.S. should gain access to Ukraine’s natural resources regardless of whether a peace agreement with Russia is reached or how the war ends.