Europe – Page 334 – Prologue Journal

A Stunned Russian Opposition in Exile Considers a Future Without Navalny

New York Times The death of Aleksei A. Navalny in a Russian prison has been a blow to an opposition movement in which he was the figurehead. But it has also raised hopes of a united front against President Vladimir V. Putin. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/world/europe/russian-opposition-in-exile.html

Avdiivka: The Death Throes of a Ukrainian City

New York Times Toward the end of Russia’s long assault, hundreds of civilians still remained in Avdiivka. Those who escaped in the last weeks spoke of relentless devastation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-avdiivka.html

Navalny’s Health Was Imperiled by Prison Conditions

New York Times Although Aleksei A. Navalny’s cause of death is not known, his staff often worried that brutal conditions imposed on him in ever crueler prisons might lead to his death. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/navalny-health-prison-death.html

Hundreds of Navalny Mourners Detained Across Russia

New York Times At least 359 people have been detained across Russia since Aleksei Navalny’s death, a rights group reported. Those who came to lay flowers found solace in the company of others. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/russia-detentions-navalny-memorials.html

Maps: Where Ukraine Is Fighting to Hold Back Russian Onslaught

New York Times Outmanned and outgunned, Ukrainian ground forces are in perhaps their most precarious position since the opening months of the war. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-map.html

Fall of Avdiivka: What to Know After Russia Captures Ukrainian Stronghold

New York Times Russia’s capture of a city that had been a stronghold of Ukrainian defenses in the Donetsk region is a strategic and symbolic blow. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/avdiivka-russia-ukraine-war.html

The Fall of Avdiivka: What to Know

‘Dictators Do Not Go on Vacation,’ Zelensky Warns Washington and Europe

New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back against skepticism of a Ukraine victory, calling on world leaders not to ask when the war would end, but why Russia was still able to wage it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-russia.html

Aleksei Navalny’s Allies Confirm His Death

New York Times A spokeswoman for the team that has continued Mr. Navalny’s work said his mother had received the official notification. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-dead.html

With Prison Certain and Death Likely, Why Did Navalny Return?

New York Times An activist who thrived on agitation, he feared irrelevancy in exile. Winning new respect as he continued to lambast the Kremlin from behind bars cost him his life. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/why-navalny-returned-to-russia.html