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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Good morning. We'll get the live blog rolling today with this tweet from Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman, marking the 27th anniversary of Ukraine's Declaration of State Sovereignty on July 16, 1990.

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That concludes our live blogging for today. Please join us again tomorrow for more Ukraine coverage.

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A social media post on the destruction of the Ukrainian language and culture that is occurring in Crimea:

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Geraschenko says Mikheil Saakashvili came to Ukraine because he was politically bankrupt in Georgia:

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Shakhtar Donetsk beat Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 to win the Ukrainian Super Cup for the eighth time:

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A report on the U.S. and Ukrainian air exercises at the Sea Breeze military maneuvers:

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