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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09:01 1.12.2016

Kyiv launches Black Sea missile tests:

Ukraine says it has started two days of missile tests in the Black Sea, as Russia reportedly put its air defense forces on high alert on the annexed Crimean Peninsula.

Military spokesman Volodymyr Kryzhanovsky said on December 1 that the tests near Crimea are being held in accordance with international law.

"Everything is going according to plan," Kryzhanovsky said. "There has been no reaction from the Russian Federation. The Ukrainian military is ready for any scenario."

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