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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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It looks like the arrested journalist will be represented by the same lawyer who represented Nadia Savchenko:

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Here's an item from our news desk on the arrest of Ukrainian journalist in Moscow:

Ukrainian Journalist In Russian Custody On Espionage Charges

Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko
Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko

A Ukrainian journalist is being held in custody in Russia on espionage charges.

Federal Security Service (FSB) officials said on October 3 that Roman Sushchenko was detained in Moscow on September 30.

The FSB claimed Sushchenko is a colonel with Ukrainian military intelligence who has been collecting classified data about Russia's Armed Forces and National Guard.

Meanwhile, Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court announced it had ordered Sushchenko be held in pretrial detention for two months.

The reporter's employer, Ukrinform, said Sushchenko was in Moscow on vacation.

The news agency said the accusations against its Paris-based correspondent "can only be described as...yet another flagrant and unlawful [Russian] act against Ukrainian nationals."

Sushchenko's lawyer, Mark Feigin, said his client has no links to any spying agency.

Based on reporting by Ukrinform, AP, UNIAN, RIA, and Interfax
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