The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump was "not happy" but "not surprised" by Russia’s overnight missile and drone barrage on Kyiv, which killed at least 15 people—local officials and some media put the toll as high as 19—and damaged several buildings, including the British Council and a European Union mission. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump is monitoring the situation and will issue an additional statement later in the day. She reiterated the administration’s position that both Moscow and Kyiv must be willing to end the conflict, noting that Ukraine’s recent strikes on Russian oil refineries have further escalated tensions. Trump entered office vowing to end the war within 24 hours, but a mid-August summit with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska yielded no breakthrough, and plans for a direct Putin–Zelensky meeting remain stalled. Leavitt said the president is considering further economic pressure on Moscow but provided no specifics.