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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"We are trapped in paradise" -- a center for former Ukrainian fighters on the Black Sea:

22:27 28.7.2017

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23:35 28.7.2017

The Russians are claiming that they were forced for technical reasons to send their Siemens turbines to Crimea:

23:36 28.7.2017

A report on the growing division between the Kyiv Patriarchate and the one loyal to Moscow:

23:39 28.7.2017

23:40 28.7.2017

An interview the Ukraine's Environment Minister Ostap Semerak:

23:45 28.7.2017

Ukraine has banned a Russian singer Mitya Fomin:

23:45 28.7.2017

This concludes our Ukraine Live Blog for today. Please join us again tomorrow for more coverage.

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Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)