U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a permanent ceasefire to ending Russia's war in Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt told reporters that Trump was increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,

Trump consistently claimed during his 2024 presidential campaign that he would end the war between Russia and Ukraine before even taking office, though he did not provide specifics on how he would do so at the time.

The Trump administration was reportedly considering lifting energy sanctions on Russia last week as part of discussions to end the war in Ukraine, per Politico. Those plans could include restarting the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which could prove to be a major financial boon to Moscow.