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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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Not directly related to the current crisis, but still worth noting...

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Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE):

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Here's an item from our news desk:

Germany's Steinmeier Says East-West Tensions 'More Dangerous' Than Cold War

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (file photo)
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (file photo)

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called the current escalation of tensions created by souring relations between the United States and Russia "more dangerous" than the Cold War.

In the German tabloid Bild, Steinmeier cited differences over Ukraine -- where Russia-backed separatists controlling swaths of territory -- cyberwarfare, the recently announced end of some cooperation to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium, and Syria -- where the United States this week suggested Russia might be guilty of war crimes and over which competing votes will be put before the UN Security Council on October 9.

"It's a fallacy to think that this is like the Cold War," Steinmeier said. "The current times are different and more dangerous."

Based on reporting by Bild and AFP
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