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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)

16:51 23.4.2017

15:56 23.4.2017

A Facebook post on the death of an OSCE member in eastern Ukraine from President Petro Poroshenko:

TRANSLATION: "I express my condolences to the family and the loved ones of the slain representative of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. I also wish a speedy recovery to the wounded. I have issued the appropriate orders and Ukrainian medics are ready to provide the needed assistance as soon as it's required. This crime must be investigated and those responsible must be punished. I have urged [Ukrainian] Foreign Minister [Pavlo Klimkin] to act in permanent coordination with the OSCE. Ukraine condemns all forms of damage continuously inflicted by militants on the work of OSCE SMM. Its safety and freedom of action must be guaranteed."

15:28 23.4.2017

15:27 23.4.2017

A tweet from the U.K. ambassador to Kyiv:

15:26 23.4.2017

15:25 23.4.2017

From our Ukraine correspondent:

15:22 23.4.2017

Meanwhile, in other Ukraine news:

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14:13 23.4.2017

And here are more details on the death of an OSCE staffer from the organization's own Twitter account:

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