This article originally appeared on Advocate: Ultra-rich Scott Bessent, who owned a pink mansion, says he’s a ‘soybean farmer’ & the internet mocked him Sberbank CEO German Gref said Russia is so fixated on fighting inflation that it's forgetting about economic growth.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow's refusal to end its "senseless war."

The Trump administration is set to announce a "substantial pickup" in sanctions on Russia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.

U_S_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions Wednesday against Russia's two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow's refusal to end its "senseless war" as U.S.-led efforts to end the war floundered and the Ukrainian president sought more foreign military help.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a new round of sanctions on Russia will be announced within 24 hours, describing it as a “substantial pickup” in measures against Moscow.

Scott Bessent—worth an estimated $600 million according to Forbes—wasn’t well-received when he identified himself as a fellow soybean farmer suffering under China’s boycott. The Secretary of the Treasury appeared on This Week Sunday,

Parents don’t tolerate “But they do it, too” as an excuse from their children. What about when adults in positions of power use it? That was Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s message last week when he told CNBC,