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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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Russian Charges Ukrainian Journalist With Espionage

Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, who was detained in Russia on September 30, has been charged with espionage.

Sushchenko's lawyer, Mark Feigin, told TASS on October 7 that his client was officially charged with espionage, adding that Sushchenko pleaded not guilty.

Sushchenko, a Paris-based correspondent of the Ukrinform news agency, was detained in Moscow on suspicion of collecting classified information.

On October 1, a court in Moscow sent him to pretrial detention for two months.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariana Betsa said on October 7 that the ministry handed a protest note to the Russian consul in Kyiv demanding explanations as to why Kyiv officials had been denied access to Sushchenko.

Based on reporting by TASS
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That concludes our live-blogging of the Ukraine crisis for Friday, October 7, 2016. Check back here tomorrow for more of our continuing coverage. Thanks for reading and take care.

09:13 8.10.2016

Good morning,

We'll get the live blog rolling today with a few of the things that caught our eye overnight:

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