U.S. and Ukrainian officials held talks last Friday on a U.S. proposal to acquire Ukrainian mineral wealth, a person familiar with the matter said. The person added,In view of the meeting"hostility"The atmosphere, the prospect of a breakthrough is slim.

Tensions in Washington's talks stem from Trump administration, sources sayLatest proposal draft, which is more expansive than the original version。

“The negotiation environment is very confrontational,” the source said, pointing to the draft submitted by the Trump administration last month.

A U.S. Treasury spokesman confirmed the discussions, saying they were “technical in nature.”

The latest draft will give the United States the privilege of obtaining Ukrainian mineral deposits and require Kiev to deposit all income from Ukrainian state-owned and private companies' natural resources into a joint investment fund.

However, the proposed agreement will not provide Kiev with U.S. security – a priority for Ukrainian President Zelensky, who wants to gain American support to fight Russia.

Sources said one of the "eastern eggs" (hidden terms) found in the document is,The United States asks its government agency, International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), to take over Russian energy giant Russianatural gasGazprom controls a natural gas pipeline through Ukraine to Europe。

Sources said the Ukrainian government has hired Hogan Lovells as an external consultant for its mineral transactions.

Zelensky said last week that the mineral agreement should be beneficial to both countries and could be constructed in ways that would help Ukraine modernize.

Senior Ukrainian officials, including Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, will travel to Washington next week to attend meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, including an April 25 ministerial meeting focusing on Ukraine.

U.S. President Trump seeks to reach an agreement covering Ukrainian minerals, including rare earths, as part of his efforts to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and to recoup billions of dollars of US military aid to Kiev.