Attempts to reach ceasefire in Ukraine littered with years of failure

The 30-hour "Easter truce" and the reported violations underscore the difficulty in securing even a brief pause in fighting.

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Kyiv said there had been no "air raids alerts" on Sunday during Vladimir Putin's "Easter truce" and President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested this could be the "easiest" format to extend for 30 days and possibly more.

The US had tried to organise a 30-day ceasefire but that never took hold, and this latest chapter underscores the difficulty in achieving even a brief pause in fighting,

Russia insisted on a number of conditions, including a halt to Ukraine re-arming and recruiting new fighters as well as "underlying causes of the conflict".

One major factor hampering the talks' progress is the long history of broken ceasefire deals, resulting in deep mistrust between the two neighbours.