Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early Wednesday just hours before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived for a visit to discuss a security deal.

The visit by Scott Bessent will be the first by a Trump official since the president’s return to office and comes amid uncertainty about the future of U.S. support for Ukraine.

President Trump said in a social-media post that the war must end soon.

Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical to President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic agenda.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on FOX Business Network's "Kudlow" and urged Republicans to make President Donald Trump's tax cut permanent, rather than a temporary extension.

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

US President Donald Trump is sending his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine for talks on ending the war with Russia, with his choice of envoy suggesting more to the discussion that just a ceasefire.