Kyiv and its allies voiced optimism Tuesday that talks with an American delegation had produced changes to the plan, while the Kremlin said it was waiting to hear more.

Ukraine, US and European officials met in Geneva to discuss the draft plan presented by Washington to end the nearly 4-year old conflict.

When the United States presented a peace plan to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, the plan stated that it would “bring the war to a dignified end,” according to CBS News. What it should have stated was that the plan would “bring the war to a dignified end for Russia.”

While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.

With Russia resisting an amended peace plan, some Ukrainian-Americans in the Chicago area are doubtful peace will come soon.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held talks with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Monday, a U.S. official told Reuters, the latest effort by President Donald Trump's administration to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine.

The president also took aim at former President Joe Biden, arguing that Putin only attacked Ukraine because Biden was president at the time.