According to a Russian government statement, Russian Finance Minister Siluanov and US Treasury Secretary Bezent met during the G20 meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. The statement said that officials from the two countries discussed bilateral financial cooperation and cooperation under the G20 framework. This is also the first time since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation against Ukraine in 2022 that Siluanov personally attended the G20 meeting. The talks marked a rare high-level contact between the US and Russian economic teams. Relations between the US and Russia remain strained due to the war in Ukraine and the comprehensive sanctions imposed on Russia by the West. Siluanov's attendance at the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville this week sparked opposition from European officials. German Finance Minister Kleinbaier said he and his colleagues refused to take traditional group photos with Siluanov.

According to a Russian government statement, Russian Finance Minister Siluanov and US Treasury Secretary Bezent met during the G20 meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. The statement said that officials from the two countries discussed bilateral financial cooperation and cooperation under the G20 framework. This is also the first time since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation against Ukraine in 2022 that Siluanov personally attended the G20 meeting. The talks marked a rare high-level contact between the US and Russian economic teams. Relations between the US and Russia remain strained due to the war in Ukraine and the comprehensive sanctions imposed on Russia by the West. Siluanov's attendance at the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville this week sparked opposition from European officials. German Finance Minister Kleinbaier said he and his colleagues refused to take traditional group photos with Siluanov.