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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers summit, ostensibly to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Sources cited by multiple outlets say the two also discussed resuming business and economic ties between the two countries. According to Bessent's deputy for international affairs, Bessent explicitly told Siluanov that the war against Ukraine needs to end and that the United States wants a peaceful outcome, and separately warned that Russia will not receive any "economic relief" until the war concludes, according to sources cited by Politico and Reuters.