Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has continued to attack Ukraine despite Russian President Vladmir Putin unilaterally announcing a temporary ceasefire for Easter. Negotiations for lasting peace have become more elusive as the United States has threatened to walk away from the table if the two sides don't make quick progress on talks.
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00:00Cheers ring out in Ukraine as prisoners of war captured by Russian troops return home
00:08in the largest prisoner swap in the three-year conflict.
00:12Ukraine and Russia each saying they returned 246 captured soldiers.
00:18And in another apparent show of goodwill, Russian President Vladimir Putin
00:22calling unilaterally for a temporary ceasefire to mark the Easter holiday.
00:30With humanitarian concerns, today from 18.00 to 0.00 to 0.00,
00:37from Friday to Wednesday, the Russian side is announcing a Easter agreement.
00:43But just hours after Putin's Easter truce was announced,
00:48air raid sirens echoed throughout Kyiv.
00:52In a tweet, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said Russian attacks have continued,
00:58quote, on several frontline sectors, and therefore there is no trust in words coming from Moscow.
01:05Zelensky also called on Putin to extend the pause in fighting beyond Easter
01:10to show Moscow is ready to truly engage in peacemaking,
01:14something that's becoming more elusive for the people of both Ukraine and Russia.
01:19Last month, Russia rejected a 30-day ceasefire agreed to by Ukraine
01:38and its largest arms backer, the United States.
01:41U.S. President Donald Trump recently saying he will stop trying to broker peace
01:46if there's no progress soon.
01:49We're going to just take a pass.
01:50Some Europe experts say Putin's Easter truce could be a way to appease Trump,
01:56who has shifted away from Washington's clear stance in support of Ukraine.
02:01But the Trump administration is reportedly now becoming more frustrated with Moscow.
02:06Both sides at this point are concerned as to how they look in the eyes of the U.S. administration,
02:11who is more reconciliatory, who is pushing for more peace.
02:17Smart move on the Ukrainian side, I would say.
02:20It's a counteroffer so that Putin does not look here like the main, you know, peacemaker.
02:27Geopolitical analysts say the U.S. appears to still hold leverage over both Ukraine and Russia.
02:33But with trust running low across the board, the war in Ukraine still rages on.
02:39Chris Ma and Joy Sin for Taiwan Plus.