Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Jimmy Carter served as US president when Ukraine was not yet independent but "his heart stood firmly with us in our ongoing fight for freedom".

The continuation of the U.S. national emergency keeps in place sanctions and actions announced by Barack Obama in 2014.

Jimmy Carter was eulogized on January 9 at his state funeral in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, in a hymn-laden, scripture-laced service recalling a lifetime of good deeds and spirituality.