Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's Easter truce "nonsense" as Russian forces continued shelling and assaults along the front line, despite the 30-hour truce starting on Saturday evening. According to Zelensky, Ukrainian reports showed 59 cases of Russian shelling and five assaults by Russian units in the first six hours of the truce, with a total of 387 instances of shelling and 19 assaults up until midnight on Saturday. Zelensky stated that Russia was attempting to create the impression of a ceasefire while continuing isolated attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine.

RAF Typhoons were scrambled twice in 48 hours to intercept Russian planes that flew too close to NATO airspace. On Tuesday, two jets were sent up to intercept a Russian spy plane over the Baltic Sea, followed less than 48 hours later by another scramble to chase off an unknown aircraft leaving Kaliningrad.

Ksenia Karelina, an American ballerina, has returned to Los Angeles after being imprisoned in Russia for months. She was arrested in February 2024 during a visit to her family and sentenced to 12 years in prison for making a $51 donation to Ukraine. Her fiancé, Chris van Heerden, campaigned tirelessly for her release and eventually turned to former President Donald Trump, who negotiated her freedom in a prisoner swap deal. Van Heerden expressed frustration with the previous administration's lack of progress in securing Karelina's release, stating that they only made progress after turning to Trump and the new administration.

According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Trump is prepared to abandon efforts to negotiate a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days if progress isn't made. If an agreement appears unlikely in the next few weeks, Trump will focus on other priorities. Rubio stated that while the president remains interested in a deal, he will move on if there are no immediate signs of progress.