Scott Bessent "stressed the need for European allies to ratchet up their pressure campaign not only against Russia," but also against any economy that purchases Russian oil WASHINGTON, October 15. /TASS/. US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent assured visiting Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko at a meeting in Washington that the United States is ready to collaborate with its G7 allies to "significantly escalate pressure on Russia." According to a press release from the US Treasury