She outlined the U.S. administration’s position during an appearance on Fox News.“The United States of America is growing tired of this war. Enough is enough. Both sides need to recognize the reality on the ground right now and come to a peace agreement. President Trump’s patience — and the patience of the American people — is growing very thin with this war,” Leavitt said.She added that Trump’s recent conversations with both Zelenskyy and Putin were “cordial but very frank,” and that he “told both sides this war has gone on for far too long.”On October 16, Trump spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and invited him to meet in Budapest, to which Putin tentatively agreed.On October 17, Trump and Zelenskyy met at the White House, where the main topic was how to increase pressure on Russia to achieve peace. However, the expected agreement on supplying Ukraine with U.S. long-range Tomahawk missiles was not reached. Trump emphasized that he would first like to speak again with Putin. Additionally, he proposed to “freeze” the war along the current front line.Following the meetings, The Wall Street Journal, El País, Der Spiegel, Axios, and CNN assessed the outcome of the Zelenskyy–Trump talks as negative and unfavorable for Ukraine.In response, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reaffirmed Europe’s continued support for Ukraine, while U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer advised partners in the Coalition of the Willing to work with the U.S. on a settlement plan modeled after Trump’s 20-point proposal for Israel and Gaza.