In town pool #3a NEWS: Bessent on new Russian sanctions, etc.
- From
- Michael Scherer
- Sent
- Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 3:26 PM
The Treasury secretary took questions on new Russia sanctions, the shutdown, rare earth negotiations. He declined to answer a question about proposed pasta tariffs on the EU.
On Russia, he said, "We are going to announce either after the close this afternoon or first thing tomorrow morning a substantial pickup in Russia sanctions."
--
Michael Scherer
Staff Writer
The Atlantic
XXX-XXX-XXXX cell