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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Interior Minister Arsen Avakov was on hand for a ceremony marking the initiation of a new border guard division:

17:53 24.6.2017

17:51 24.6.2017

An OSCE monitoring drone in eastern Ukraine has spotted a large breakage in the region's water system that could affect the availability of drinking water to as many as 1.5 million people:

17:48 24.6.2017

Lviv is investing $95 million in an IT park:

17:45 24.6.2017

More on Putin's visit to Artek on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula:

17:40 24.6.2017

A report that says two fighters killed in Syria had previously also fought in the insurgent-held areas of eastern Ukraine:

17:33 24.6.2017

A cartoon on the visit today by President Vladimir Putin to Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula:

17:31 24.6.2017

17:28 24.6.2017

An SBU investigation found no evidence of the paramilitary group Aydar being involved in terrorism, but did find evidence of other criminal activity:

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