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A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

Final News Summary For September 1, 2017

-- EDITOR'S NOTE: We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog as of September 2, 2017. Find it here.

-- Ukraine says it will introduce new border-crossing rules from next year, affecting citizens of “countries that pose risks for Ukraine.”

-- The Association Agreement strengthening ties between Ukraine and the European Union entered into force on September 1, marking an end to four years of political drama surrounding the accord.

-- The trial of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena will resume later this month after the first hearing in weeks produced little progress toward a resolution of the politically charged case.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv (GMT +3)

21:58 28.10.2016

Here's a news item from RFE/RL's Belarus Service, which also pertains to Ukraine:

Belarusian Court Orders House Arrest For Blogger Critical Of Russia

Belarusian blogger Eduard Palchys (file photo)
Belarusian blogger Eduard Palchys (file photo)

A Minsk court has sentenced a Belarusian blogger to nearly two years of house arrest after finding him guilty of "inciting hatred" on his blog, which was critical of Russian policy toward Belarus and Ukraine.

Eduard Palchys, 26, had been held in jail since January as prosecutors investigated his case.

Under the court sentence, Palchys must return home nightly and regularly report to local police.

Belarusian authorities had opened a criminal case into Palchys's blog posts in late 2014.

Last year, he was ordered held in a psychiatric hospital for one month, and when he was released, he fled to Ukraine.

Palchys was then arrested in January by Russian security forces as he was trying to enter that country.

He was subsequently extradited to Belarus, where he was immediately jailed.

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An interesting story:

"A Moscow street artist’s project in Kyiv, intended to promote a peaceful dialogue between Ukraine and Russia, has instead caused an angry outcry from some residents of the Ukrainian capital."

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Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:

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