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A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

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)

14:19 19.6.2017

Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:

14:04 19.6.2017

Ukrainian President Poroshenko Leaves For Washington

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko

President Petro Poroshenko has left Ukraine for a working visit to the United States, his press secretary says.

Svyatoslav Tseholko made the announcement in a message on Twitter on June 19, after media reported that Poroshenko would meet with U.S. President Donald Trump this week for their first face-to-face meeting.

Poroshenko's trip to Washington comes days before Trump's expected meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7-8.

It also follows reports that the conflict between Ukrainian armed forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine is intensifying despite a peace deal known as the Minsk accord.

A United Nations report on June 13 said at least 10,090 people, including 2,777 civilians, have been killed during the conflict since it began in April 2014.

With reporting by TASS
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A tweet from the Ukrainian president:

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