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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)

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A tweet putting names and faces to some of the Ukrainian fatalities in recent days:

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Vladimir Putin had some stuff to say today about the situation in the Donbas while he was visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest:

Putin Blames Kyiv For Escalation In Eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the Ukrainian government of provoking this week's flare up in fighting with Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country. At a news conference in Budapest on February 2, Putin said Kyiv was using the escalation of the conflict as a ploy to win support from new U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Video)

Putin Blames Kyiv For Escalation In Eastern Ukraine
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