Economist Anders Aslund says that despite the known difficulties, there are positive prospects for the Ukrainian economy in 2016.
Russia and representatives of the separatist-held territory in Ukraine's Donetsk region have said they are against putting UN peacekeepers in the Donbas region.
A Radio Svoboda report on the return of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva to Sevastopol, Crimea, after a tour of duty in Syria.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has requested that an Italian magazine print a correction to a map that identified Crimea as being Russian territory.
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says failure to pass the referendum in the Netherlands on Ukraine's Association Agreement could spark a "continental crisis."
A Radio Svodoba report on the volunteers from the St. Egidio Community who held a Christmas programs and dinners for homeless, poor families, and the elderly in Lviv, Kyiv, and Ivano-Frankivsk.
A poll taken in the Netherlands shows that a majority of those surveyed are against ratification of the EU Association Agreement for Ukraine. A nonbinding vote will be held in Holland on April 6.
Barring any major developments, that ends the live blog for today.