Volodymyr Zelenskiy took the oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people and assumed the office of the presidency on Monday

The European Investment Bank has approved disbursements from the Juncker Fund worth an equivalent of almost 400 billion euro ($445 billion) to finance new infrastructure and innovation projects in EU member states, the European Commission said Monday

Latvia will hold its presidential election on May 29, a representative of the presidium of the country's parliament told Sputnik on Monday

Outgoing Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) Heinz-Christian Strache mentioned on Saturday an alleged citizen of Latvia who had indeed approached FPO politicians prior to the time shown on the video that provoked huge political scandal over alleged assistance from a purported Russian woman

The Russian national ice hockey team won on Saturday the fifth match in a row at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, having beaten the Latvian team 3:1

The inauguration ceremony of new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is scheduled May 20, with the new head of state, who is due to become the country's sixth leader, taking an oath, receiving a presidential certificate and getting a ceremonial mace

Russia shut out the Czech Republic 3-0 on Monday in Game 3 of the preliminary round at the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Slovakia