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

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

September 01, 2017 05:48 CET

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)

22:06 22.1.2017

Here's a nice "then-and-now" video from RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service comparing the streets of Kyiv as they looked during the Maidan protests and how they look today, three years later.

21:24 22.1.2017

You can read more about the Maidan's first fatalities, Serhiy Nihoyan and Mikhail Zhyzneuski, here.

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19:35 22.1.2017

Interesting story if confirmed. Haven't seen anyone else report it yet, apart from the Al-Arabiya network (although the Saudi-owned network cites the Interfax news agency in its story):

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