The statement is **true** and was made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today.
In his appearance on *Meet the Press* (October 18, 2026), Bessent said:
> *"The Europeans have given Russia and Vladimir Putin more money than they’ve given the Ukrainians. They continue to gorge on Russian energy. There is a facility called the Yamal facility. In the first six months of the year, there were 140 cargoes that left. 136 of those went to Europe, to Belgium, to Spain, to France, to the Netherlands. Over $8 billion."*
This aligns with the clip shared in the Nostr thread.
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