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)

17:17 8.5.2017

More on Ukraine's Day of Memory and Reconciliation:

15:04 8.5.2017

Ben Judah on Emmanuel Macron's possible approach to foreign-policy. he reckons Ukraine will be on of "three core security issues" along with Syria and Libya.

13:13 8.5.2017

And here is a map of the latest security situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:

13:08 8.5.2017

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12:11 8.5.2017

The preceding tweet obviously prompted Roland Oliphant to re-up one of his dispatches from November 2014. Definitely an interesting a re-read:

12:06 8.5.2017

11:59 8.5.2017

History repeating itself?

10:10 8.5.2017

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