Bessent calls Zelenskyy’s Starlink accusation ‘reckless’ amid strains over U.S. support

[President Trump Makes Announcement On Trump Accounts Enrollment] Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday for suggesting Washington was behind slower Starlink service, while repeatedly declining to directly say whether Ukraine remains a U.S. ally. Speaking on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Bessent defended the administration’s assistance to Kyiv and President Donald Trump’s pursuit of a negotiated end to the war. For investors, the dispute highlights uncertainty surrounding U.S. support for Ukraine and restrictions on Russian energy exports.