Europe – Page 16 – Prologue Journal

Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response

New York Times The Trump administration’s push for negotiations without Ukrainian involvement leaves European allies with no clear role. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/europe-us-russia-ukraine-talks.html

Trump’s Ambition to Redraw the World Map Ignores Those Affected Most

New York Times President Trump’s approach to foreign policy deals is reviving a bygone imperial approach that may backfire, experts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/trump-redraw-world-map.html

She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

New York Times In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/health/assisted-death-alzheimers-netherlands.html

Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

New York Times Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/vance-europe-putin-russia.html

A Pro-Ukraine Activist Is Accused by Slovakia’s Leader of Trying to Topple Him

New York Times A woman who runs a pro-Ukraine group has been accused by Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia of plotting to topple him as part of his campaign against organizations he says are funded from abroad. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/slovakia-activist-fico.html

Ukraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources

New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly faulted the American offer, which is tied to continued aid, because it did not include security guarantees. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-us-deal-rejected.html

British Couple on World Motorcycle Tour Is Detained in Iran

New York Times The couple last posted online from Iran in early January. Britain’s foreign office confirmed their detention after Iranian reports about British nationals accused of “security crimes.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/british-couple-detained-iran.html

Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech

New York Times Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/vance-musk-nazis-afd-munich.html

A Quick, Quiet Trip to Belarus Signals a Turn in U.S. Policy

New York Times After years of the U.S. trying to isolate Russia’s closest ally, a meeting with Belarus’s president points to better relations, raising hopes of loosening his repression and his embrace of Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/belarus-us-prisoners-diplomacy.html

Even in Death, the Kremlin Views Navalny as an Enduring Threat

New York Times Russian authorities have zealously prosecuted people with links to Aleksei A. Navalny’s organization inside Russia in the year since he died. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/navalny-russia-death.html