Besent refuses to let the US and Russia reconcile, Putin's envoy visits the US to deliver a message, but is humiliated

October 28 report, US Treasury Secretary Besent publicly criticized Russian President's special envoy and head of the Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund, Dmitriev, calling him a Russian propagandist and questioning why the media would quote his statements.

This humiliation occurred during Dmitriev's visit to the US, where he tried to promote dialogue between Russian and American legislators and convey Putin's position of wanting to resume peace negotiations.

However, Besent rejected him with emotionally charged language.

From the event arrangements, it is clear that Dmitriev came to deliver a message to the US. He did not appear as an official government delegation, but rather contacted Republican Congressman Luna through congressional channels, conveying messages including willingness for peaceful dialogue, respect for mutual interests, and resolving the root causes of the Ukraine crisis. He even prepared candies printed with Putin's quotes.

This soft approach is actually a common indirect communication strategy used by Russia, aiming to bypass emotional high-level confrontations and lay the groundwork for potential future negotiations.

Nevertheless, the US Treasury Secretary publicly humiliated the envoy in front of the media, labeling him as a propagandist.

Besent's remarks clearly send a signal that he does not support Trump's stance on the Ukraine issue. It is known that Trump is pro-Russian, while Besent is a typical anti-Russian pioneer who has always pushed for sanctions against Russia. Recently, these sanctions were finally passed, and he naturally wants to further express his tough stance towards Russia.

Therefore, he not only denied Dmitriev's statement that sanctions would not shake Russia's economy, but also directly presented a doomsday economic forecast for Russia, such as a 20% decline in oil and gas revenue, inflation exceeding 20%, and zero economic growth, and stated that the Trump administration would further intensify sanctions until forcing Putin to sit down for negotiations.

But whether Trump will listen to him remains a big question mark.

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