WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Ukraine this week, Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, as the administration tries to end the Russia-Ukraine war and secure American access to Ukrainian natural resources.
Bessent, who will be the first cabinet-level official in Trump's administration to visit Ukraine, is set to discuss U.S. access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals, energy resources and energy assets, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The future of some of Ukraine's state-owned enterprises will also be discussed, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity and did not provide additional details.
