According to X account @clashreport, Bessent noted in his comments that European countries are still funding Russia's war machine. He drew a comparison, saying that the United States imports about $4 billion worth of Russian products each year, of which $1.8 billion is fertilizer, while European countries' imports are more than ten times that of the United States.
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2026-10-18 14:45 · Bessent on Russia: The Europeans are financing the Russian war machine. The U.S. imports $4 billion of Russian products; $1.8 billion of that is fertilizer. The Europeans import more than ten times th…
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2026-10-18 14:45 · Bessent: Let's look at what's really happening here: the Europeans have given Russia and Vladimir Putin more money than they have given the Ukrainians. They continue to gorge on Russian energy. https:…
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Bessent Says European Countries Continue to Fund Russia's War Machine
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