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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Russian nationalists have attacked Ukrainian-born tennis star Maria Sharapova because she was reportedly reading the book Chernobyl by Belarusian Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich:

18:35 30.10.2016

A report about a shooting today at a subway station in Kyiv:

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A Radio Svoboda report on Ukraine's linguistic divisions:

18:41 30.10.2016

Photos from the site of Russia's construction of the Kerch bridge into Ukraine:

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In Odesa, pro-Russia demonstrators clashed with activists from the ultranationalist Right Sector group:

18:46 30.10.2016

A protest in Boston against a Russian concert pianist who supports Vladimir Putin:

20:31 30.10.2016

Former Georgian President and current Odesa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili's asset declaration was relatively modest compared to many others:

20:31 30.10.2016

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