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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18:25 14.4.2017

The head of the OSCE monitors in Donbas tried unsuccessfully to get an agreement for a cease-fire during the Eastern weekend:

18:23 14.4.2017

There are more than 600 vacant posts for local judges in Ukraine:

18:21 14.4.2017

Ukraine's total amount of electricity exported in the first quarter of 2017 was more than 16 percent higher than last year:

18:16 14.4.2017

Ukrainian corn going to Kenya with duty-free agreement starting soon:

18:15 14.4.2017

18:14 14.4.2017

Some questions about how a visa-free regime for Ukrainians going to the EU operates:

18:13 14.4.2017

A "safe space" for refugees and others from Russia has opened in Kyiv:

18:11 14.4.2017

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Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)