Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an economic deal with Ukraine is not currently on the table after a contentious Oval Office meeting.

Oval Office meeting marked third time Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy had refused to sign negotiated mineral agreement, said Treasury Sec. Bessent.

Bessent has been a key figure in the White House push to get Ukraine on board with an economic agreement, and personally flew to Kyiv to present Zelenskyy with the administration’s first draft of a deal in mid-February. An economic commitment, he told reporters in Kyiv, “will provide a long-term security shield for all Ukrainians.”