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A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.
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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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In today's Daily Vertical, Brian Whitmore addresses the Kremlin's latest moves in Ukraine:

The Daily Vertical: Passports, Banknotes, And Blackmail
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A look at the work of the late Russian lawyer Viktor Parshutkin, who represented the Ukrainian prisoner Serhiy Lytvynov:

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Here's a video on a surprisingly vibrant clubbing scene in war-torn Donetsk, courtesy of RFE/RL's Russian Service:

Nightlife In A Separatist Stronghold

Separatists have imposed a strict curfew on Donetsk, but the Ukrainian city's young people keep on partying on.

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