Siluanov attends G20 summit, meets Bessent on Trump's peace plan
He discussed the 'President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine' with the US Treasury Minister. Russian Treasury Minister Anton Siluanov, for the first time since the start of the full-scale war, participated in the summit of finance ministers and central bank heads of G20 countries.
Consensus
- Anton Siluanov attended the G20 summit for the first time since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
- The meeting between Siluanov and Scott Bessent took place on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.
- The meeting was not publicly announced in advance.
- Both sides discussed financial cooperation between Russia and the US within the framework of the G20.
- The presence of Siluanov at the summit caused dissatisfaction among several European countries.
- Siluanov did not participate in the official group photograph of finance ministers.
- The meeting occurred on August 31 and September 1.
Points of divergence
- Bessent told Siluanov that the US would not provide any 'economic concessions' to Russia until the end of the war, and that discussing mutual interests was impossible until then. — tg_astrapress
- The US side, through Deputy US Treasury official Erin Brown, described the meeting as productive and stated that the US wants a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. — vesti
- Bessent reminded Siluanov of Trump's peace plan during the meeting, and both sides discussed economic development. — novaya_eu
- Bessent reiterated Trump's peace plan to the Russian side during the meeting, and the discussion included economic growth. — tg_echoonline_news
- The Russian Ministry of Finance stated that only financial cooperation and G20-related issues were discussed, without mentioning the Trump peace plan. — tg_tass_agency
- The Russian Ministry of Finance did not provide details about the negotiations beyond financial cooperation and G20 interaction. — fontanka
Coverage (20 sources)
- Siluanov: Agreed with US Treasury Secretary on development of financial relations — Вести
- Siluanov and Besent met at the meeting of heads of Ministries of Finance and heads of Central Banks of the "Group 20". This was reported in the Ministry... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Siluanov draws conclusions from first meeting with US Treasury Secretary Bessent — Москва 24
- Siluanov and Besent met at the meeting of heads of Ministries of Finance and heads of Central Banks of the "Group 20". This was reported in the Ministry... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Siluanov and Besent met at the meeting of heads of Ministries of Finance and heads of Central Banks of the "Group 20". This was reported in the Ministry... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov participated in the G20 summit for the first time since the start of the full-scale war. He discussed the 'peace plan of President Trump for Ukraine' with the US Minister of Finance — ASTRA
- Meeting of Bessent and Siluanov recognized as productive in Washington — Вести
- Siluanov and Besent met at the meeting of heads of Ministries of Finance and heads of Central Banks of the "Group 20". This was reported in the Ministry... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Minister of Finance Siluanov participated in G20 summit for the first time since the start of the full-scale war Journalist Fox Business Edward... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Bessent and Siluanov met at the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting in the USA. CNBC journalist claims that... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Bessent and Siluanov met at the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting in the USA. CNBC journalist claims that... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Head of Russian Ministry of Finance visits G20 summit for first time since war began — Новая газета Европа
- Russian Ministry of Finance confirmed meeting of Siluanov with US Treasury Secretary — Фонтанка
- US and Russian finance ministers met at G20 summit. They discussed Trump's plan for Ukraine — ЭХО / Новости
- Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and US Finance Minister Scott Bessent held a meeting at the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers' meeting... — МИД России
- Ministry of Finance of Russia told about the meeting of Siluanov and Besent in the USA — Коммерсантъ
- Finance Ministers of Russia and USA held meeting at sidelines of financial G20 — Интерфакс
- What Siluanov discussed with Bessent at the G20 summit — Дождь
- Minister of Finance Siluanov participated in G20 summit for the first time since the start of the full-scale war — Дождь (Telegram)
- Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov arrives at G20 summit for the first time since the start of the war. He discussed with the head of the US Treasury Department a plan to end the war — Meduza
Key entities
- Siluan
- Ministry of Finance
- Bessenta
- USA
- G20
- Russia
- CB
- Group 20
- Ukraine
- Ministry of Finance
- Donald Trump
- CNBC
- Ashville
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