Europe – Page 19 – Prologue Journal

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

German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis

New York Times At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/scholz-vance-munich-germany.html

Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support

New York Times His comments came on the first day of the Munich Security Conference, where anxious European officials had hoped to learn more about U.S. plans to broker peace talks. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/zelensky-nbc-meet-the-press.html

Vance Shocks Europe With Support for Far Right, in Message Familiar to U.S.

New York Times The vice president’s speech in Munich, expressing support for far-right, anti-immigration parties and criticizing suppression of conservative voices, was a global extension of his core political themes. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/vance-far-right-germany-munich-afd.html

High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

New York Times After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/chernobyl-drone-blast-scene.html

Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54

New York Times By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and that it can be strengthened like a muscle. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/science/eleanor-maguire-dead.html

Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

New York Times Diplomats at the Munich Security Conference were uttering “appeasement,” with all its historical resonance, to describe the Trump administration’s approach to negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-munich.html

What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises

New York Times The president says the VAT system used across Europe gives other countries unfair trade advantages. Here’s how the system started. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/business/economy/trump-vat-tax-europe.html

Trump’s Tariffs Could Worsen Europe’s Economic Slowdown

New York Times The trade threats could reduce exports to the United States and dampen investment in Europe, dealing a blow to growth at a time when the continent is already facing a lackluster economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/business/trump-tariffs-european-union.html

Tensions Mount in Lebanon as Deadline Nears for Israeli Withdrawal

New York Times The United States has reportedly told Lebanese officials that Israel’s military intends to remain in five strategic points inside Lebanon, but will withdraw from towns it still occupies. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/lebanon-israeli-withdrawal.html