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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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10:46 4.10.2016

From the U.K.'s ambassador to Ukraine:

11:05 4.10.2016

11:38 4.10.2016

Excerpt:

A number of high-ranking Ukrainian officials used a complex web of offshore companies and bank accounts to conduct property deals in multiple countries, according to a cache of leaked documents obtained by OCCRP.

The officials in Kyiv used what is known locally as a “ploshchadka” or a “conversion center,” meaning a turnkey solution for money laundering, tax evasion and hiding assets that includes companies in offshore havens, secret bank accounts and “proxies” who act as front men for the people behind the scenes who really benefit.

Among those who benefited are former members of Parliament, top members of law enforcement and sons of top officials in both the defense sector and a leading anti-corruption organization.

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