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

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September 01, 2017 03:48 GMT

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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From the U.K. ambassador to Kyiv:

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RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service has sent us a video bite from Saashkavili's presser in Kyiv today:

Saakashvili Launches 'New Force' In Ukraine

Mikheil Saakashvili announced he was launching a new force to clean up Ukrainian politics, four days after resigning as governor of the Odesa region. Saakashvili was president of Georgia, from 2008 to 2013, and came to Ukraine after its pro-Western "Maidan" revolution in 2014.

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More possible Saakashvili and Trump ramifications:

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