FILE PHOTO: Environmental experts of CDM Engineering Ukraine,Yuliia Zazerina and Alina Tatarchuk, test the groundwater level at the Polokhivske lithium deposit that will be developed by Ukrlithium Mining in the Malovyskivsky district of Ukraine’s Kirovograd region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian officials met on Friday on a U.S. proposal to gain access to Ukraine's mineral wealth, a source with knowledge of the matter said, adding that prospects for a breakthrough were scant given the meeting's "antagonistic" atmosphere.
The strains in the Washington talks stemmed from the Trump administration's latest draft proposal, which is more expansive than the original version, the source said.
