Russian President Vladimir Putin could have an audience with Pope Francis at the United Nations on the sidelines of the development summit meeting later this month — but only, as per the Vatican envoy to the UN, if Mr. Putin gets here in time.

According to diplomatic protocol, the pope is to hold a bilateral meeting with the country that presides over the United Nations Security Council and only with its head of state. In September, that is Russia. Hence, Mr. Putin.

The pope is scheduled to …

Dmitro Yarosh, the leader of Right Sector, a far-right Ukrainian nationalist political party, called for defiance against authorities.

 In his statement he said:

"Anti-Ukrainian scum is carrying out the revival of the pre revolution order and is provoking the people to  another revolt. The recent events have demonstrated this. And in particular this is the arrest of my comrade Sergei  Sternenko in Odessa “.

Yarosh, the member of Ukrainian parliament , has accused the authorities of …

Ukraine and Boeing company have agreed on sales of Ukrainian engines and carrier rockets 

According to the head of Ukraine's National Space Agency Liubomyr Sabodash, as agreed in Washington,  The Boeing Company will be buying ukrainian engines and carrier rockets produced by Pivdenne (Yuzhnoe) Construction Bureau and Pivdenmash plant. Conditional that Ukraine would not cooperate with the countries covered by the U.S. sanctions.At the moment, the U.S. buys Russian engines. Pivdenne bureau will …

NATO to open Embassy in Ukraine, according to Pavlo Klimkin, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister.

“We have agreed with the Secretary General to sign the agreement on the status of NATO representation in Ukraine during this September visit.  We are moving away from the concept of the NATO Liaison Office and will create, in fact, a real NATO’s Embassy in Ukraine,” Klimkin said.

He also noted that more documents are to be signed during the NATO head's visit to Ukraine in September, such as a road …

The trailer for Netflix's next original documentary has some harrowing — but important — images.

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom chronicles a 93-day period in 2013 and 2014.

It features interviews with protestors, on-the-ground footage, and a "grand scale" look at the violent conflict.

The documentary witnesses the formation of a new civil rights movement in Ukraine. What started as peaceful student demonstrations supporting European integration morphed into a full-fledged …