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)

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19:39 10.4.2017

OSCE monitors recorded more than 700 explosions over the weekend (April 8-9) in the Donbas region:

19:38 10.4.2017

An update on the Ukraine vs. Russia court case at the UN Court of International Justice:

19:36 10.4.2017

A report on which EU countries deny entry to Ukrainian citizens the most often:

19:34 10.4.2017

A report on the new head of the Ukrainian Central Bank after the resignation of Valeria Hontareva amid political pressure for her to step down:

19:32 10.4.2017

A report on a possible environmental disaster in the Donbas region:

19:30 10.4.2017

Ukraine to spend billions to build road connections to EU countries:

19:25 10.4.2017

19:23 10.4.2017

19:22 10.4.2017

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the failure of reform in Ukraine:

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