2️⃣ US President *Donald Trump says his treasury secretary was treated _"rudely"_ during an official visit to Kyiv,* accusing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky of "sleeping" and failing to make a deal. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 *Scott Bessent met Zelensky in Ukraine's capital last week* to discuss granting Washington access to rare earth minerals in return for security support. *_"Scott Bessent actually went there and was treated rather rudely, because essentially, they told him 'no',"_* Trump told reporters on Air Force One. _"And Zelensky was sleeping and unavailable to meet him,"_ adding that: *_"He went there to get a document signed, and when he got there, he came back empty."_* *The remarks came after Trump branded the Ukrainian president a _"dictator"_* who refuses to hold elections and said the Russians _"have the cards"_ in any negotiation to end the war.