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.

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.

The US will sign a new minerals deal with Ukraine next week, according to Donald Trump. The deal was announced after Ukraine's first deputy prime minister and economy minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, confirmed on social media that a Memorandum of Intent had been signed with American partners, paving the way for an Economic Partnership Agreement and the establishment of an Investment Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.

Vice President JD Vance responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim that the US government has sided with Russia in its war against Ukraine, calling it "absurd". Vance stated that it's not productive for Zelensky to make such claims, given that the US is currently supporting Ukraine.