Drew Hinshaw

Through one-on-one conversations, they charted their own course to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Witkow went to Moscow multiple times.

Meanwhile, the U.S.

's European allies struggled to get a meeting with Witkow, and Witkow never once visited Ukraine.

Back in August, Trump invited Putin to a summit in Anchorage.

It was a turning point in U.S.-Russia relations.

Putin hadn't stepped foot on American soil in a decade.

The plan drawn up in Miami was meant to stay under wraps.

But a month later, the plan leaked.

The leaked plan called for limiting the size of Ukraine's military and blocking the country's path to joining NATO.

It also called for the surrendering of Ukrainian land to Russia that Russia hadn't conquered yet.

Ukraine's European allies said these provisions not only rewarded Moscow for its invasion, they also weakened Ukraine's efforts to return its country to what it was before Russia attacked.

Following the leak, Trump administration officials tried to assure Ukraine and Europe that the plan wasn't set in stone.

This week, in an effort to revise the plan to get both Ukraine and Russia on board, peace talks took place.

Meetings were held between the U.S.

and Ukraine and the U.S.

and Russia.

European leaders also spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

After hours of discussion, Putin rejected proposed changes to the peace plan that would better represent Ukraine's interests.

No deal has been reached.