Treasury secretary tells ‘Pod Force One’ that Ukraine minerals deal could launch post-Cold War levels of economic growth

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent believes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could see historic boosts to his nation’s economy from the US-brokered minerals deal could discourage future Russian aggression.

“I always say economic security is national security,” Bessent told Post columnist Miranda Devine during an interview on her new podcast “Pod Force One,” adding that when the conflict ends, the US-Ukraine minerals deal could create post-Cold War growth levels for Kyiv’s markets.

Bessent explained that after the Iron Curtain fell, the Polish and Ukrainian economies were similar sizes, but that the Polish economy is now three times larger. 

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