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)

16:59 24.6.2017

A Czech citizen is charged at home with participating with insurgents in the fighting in eastern Ukraine:

22:34 23.6.2017

That concludes our live-blog for today. Please join us again tomorrow for more coverage.

22:24 23.6.2017

22:23 23.6.2017

An interview with Yevgeniy Nishchuk from the Culture Ministry:

22:17 23.6.2017

Four Ukrainians have made it to the finals of the European boxing championships being held in Kharkov:

22:10 23.6.2017

22:09 23.6.2017

In Kyiv, police forced a man to remove a T-shirt that had "USSR" on it:

22:06 23.6.2017

22:04 23.6.2017

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi has arrived in Kyiv to join the presidential administration:

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Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)