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

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

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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Some 30 children from Donbas brought to Kyiv by group of fighters:

22:11 17.12.2016

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A report on the sex industry in Kyiv, which reportedly employs about 30,000 people:

22:06 17.12.2016

Saakashvili on money-laundering among the military:

22:03 17.12.2016

A report on what Savchenko found out after her controversial meeting in Minsk with separatist leaders.

22:01 17.12.2016

A member of the EU's customs assistance mission to Ukraine was beaten and robbed in Odesa early on December 17. The man, a German citizen, was taken to the hospital after the attack near the city's main train station. Two suspects have been arrested.

21:58 17.12.2016

A poll taken in late November shows 42.3 percent of Ukrainians polled believe Ukraine has moved closer to joining the EU since President Poroshenko came to power in 2014 while 44.9 percent disagree with that statement, Interfax reports. The poll surveyed 2,015 people and was done by the Razumkov Center.

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