President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians on Easter Sunday not to give up hope that peace will return to their country and to persevere to overcome the difficult path of war on which they have been traveling for 1,152 days.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a 30-hour Easter truce with Ukraine through Sunday night, but Ukraine's President said late Saturday on X that "Russian strikes persist."

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a surprise but brief Easter truce.

U.S. President Donald Trump accused Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky of jeopardizing peace talks to end the war because the European nation would never recognize Russia's occupation of the Crimean Peninsula.

Ukraine is insisting on a full ceasefire in order to negotiate with Russia, as U.S. officials — hoping for quick solution — backed out of London talks.

After the Ukrainian president criticized Trump’s proposed peace plan, U.S. officials again threatened to walk away from negotiations.