Russia has since violated the truce over 2,000 times, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine and the U.S. both called on Putin to extend the truce beyond Easter and impose a complete 30-day ceasefire. According to Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, Putin gave no such order.
We also heard from Donald Trump for the first time since Putin announced his "Easter truce". The US president took to Truth Social to say he hopes Russia and Ukraine will make a deal this week, stating they would then be able to do "big business" with the US.
Ukraine proposed that Russia abandon drone and missile strikes on civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday. "If Russia does not agree to such a step, it will be proof that it intends to continue doing only those things which destroy human lives and prolong the war," Zelenskyy wrote on X.
