Europe – Page 343 – Prologue Journal

Thursday Briefing

New York Times A U.S. strike kills a militia commander in Iraq. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/briefing/militia-iraq-senate-aid-immigration.html

The Land of Ferrari and Lamborghini Has a New Speed Limit: 30 K.P.H.

New York Times Bologna has become the first major Italian city to impose the limit on most streets, citing safety and livability. But it’s too slow for some: “A city has to move,” one cabby complained. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/world/europe/italy-bologna-speed-limit.html

Ukraine Worries About Losing Its Biggest Weapon: U.S. Military Aid

New York Times Without it, Kyiv could hold out for part of the year, one expert said, but would then begin losing the war. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/ukraine-us-military-aid-russia.html

Prince Harry Ends U.K. Trip Without Meeting Prince William

New York Times On a whirlwind trip to London, Harry met briefly with his father, King Charles III, who has cancer, but did not visit his older brother, the heir to throne. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/uk-royal-family-harry.html

Prince William Is Back at Work, Facing a New Normal

New York Times Returning to royal duties after his wife’s surgery and the news of King Charles’s cancer, the heir to the throne faces new demands on his time. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/prince-william-king-charles-cancer.html

Rome’s Ancient Grandeur Towers Anew With a Copy of a Colossus

New York Times A 1:1 facsimile of the statue of Constantine shows how modern technology can help recreate the past, and offers new ideas for scholarship. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/colossus-constantine-rome-statue.html

Hungary and E.U. Lock Horns Over Sovereignty Law

New York Times The European Commission began a disciplinary procedure over recent legislation that focuses on contacts between foreigners and Hungarians. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/hungary-eu-sovereignty-law.html

Tucker Carlson Has Interviewed Putin, Kremlin Says

New York Times Moscow did not say when the interview would run. It is Mr. Putin’s first formal interview with Western news media since the start of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/world/europe/tucker-carlson-putin-interview.html

Sweden Closes Investigation Into Nord Stream Pipeline Explosions

New York Times The natural-gas connection was attacked in September 2022, seven months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prompting rampant speculation about who was to blame. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/sweden-nord-stream-pipeline.html

For a Ukrainian Gardener, Flowers Offer a Way Forward

New York Times When war came to her country, Alla Olkhovska had been planning to open a rare-plants nursery. Now her Clematis seeds have an international following. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/realestate/ukraine-gardener-clematis-flowers.html