Accessibility links

Breaking News
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)

16:07 24.3.2017

Poroshenko: "Matter of honor" to solve Voronenkov slaying:

By RFE/RL

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says it is "a matter of honor" to successfully investigate the killing of former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov in Kyiv.

Speaking at Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) training facilities near Kyiv on March 24, Poroshenko called on law enforcement and security structures to join efforts to solve the case.

Voronenkov, who moved to Ukraine last year and had criticized the Russian government, was shot dead in central Kyiv on March 23.

On March 23, Poroshenko called the killing "an act of state terrorism on the part of Russia."

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said on Twitter on March 24 that it was "in support of a full and impartial investigation [of Voronenkov's killing] that will bring those responsible to justice."

German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer on March 24 expressed hope that Voronenkov's killing will be fully and thoroughly investigated. (w/UNIAN, DW)

15:55 24.3.2017

15:54 24.3.2017

15:32 24.3.2017

15:23 24.3.2017

15:21 24.3.2017

14:08 24.3.2017

In today's Daily Vertical, Brian Whitmore looks at the slaying of former Russian Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov in Kyiv yesterday, noting that strange and terrible things seem to happen to people who testify against the Kremlin:

The Daily Vertical: The Latest Victim
please wait

No media source currently available

0:00 0:02:17 0:00

14:04 24.3.2017

14:03 24.3.2017

14:01 24.3.2017

Load more

XS
SM
MD
LG