The United States expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy resources, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump steps up calls on Washington's allies to do more to erode the war chest Moscow is using to fund its invasion of Ukraine.Bessent said he conveyed to Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato the Trump administration's hope that Japan, which still imports Russian liquefied natural gas, should no longer buy its fossil fuel exports.Bessent's social media post following a meeting with Kato in Washington suggests that the issue could be on the agend…READ FULL ARTICLE
