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)

10:08 30.6.2017

A report on the fight against the huge fire that is burning in the exclusion zone:

10:04 30.6.2017

A poll hinting at EU fatigue in Ukraine?

10:03 30.6.2017

A report on the damage caused by the cyberattack in Ukraine:

10:01 30.6.2017

This report says the United States is prepared to sell Ukraine millions of tons of coal:

09:59 30.6.2017

09:32 30.6.2017

09:31 30.6.2017

Two people have been arrested in Odesa in connection with the deadly riots in that city on May 2, 2014:

09:28 30.6.2017

09:25 30.6.2017

21:49 29.6.2017

We are now closing the live blog for today, but we'll be back again tomorrow morning to follow all the latest developments. Until then, you can catch up with all our other Ukraine coverage here.

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Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)