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US treasury chief urged Trump not to host ‘Mr Bean on crack’ Zelenskyy, book says
A book by New York Times reporters claims that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Ukraine's President Zelenskyy in derogatory terms. This statement is not independently verified.
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Claimed
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Ukraine's President Zelenskyy as 'Mr Bean on crack' in a book titled Regime Change by New York Times reporters.
Attributed to: New York Times reporters
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Who claims what
- —US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Ukraine's President Zelenskyy as 'Mr Bean on crack' in a book titled Regime Change by New York Times reporters. (per New York Times reporters)
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Our assessment
If the reported claim holds, it suggests growing interpersonal tensions or lack of respect at senior US government levels toward Ukraine's leadership during a key diplomatic…