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

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

September 01, 2017 03:48 GMT

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)

16:51 12.10.2016

Ukrainian troops engaged in heavy exchanges of gunfire overnight with Russia-backed separatists in the eastern city of Maryinka. Machine-gun and mortar rounds pierced the night sky on October 11, where both sides have been holding their positions for months. (RFE/RL's Current Time TV)

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18:34 12.10.2016

Talks with Germany, France, and Russia off?

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This ends our live blogging for October 12. Be sure to check back tomorrow for our continuing coverage.

07:25 13.10.2016

Good morning. As usual, we'll start the live blog with a few of the things that caught our eye overnight.

A tweet from the spokeswoman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on the situaiton in the east:

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