Europe – Page 370 – Prologue Journal

As War Rages in Ukraine, Denmark Turns an Office Park Back Into an Arsenal

New York Times The conflict and surging arms production in Russia have spurred demand for ammunition manufacturing across Europe. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-denmark-ammunition.html

How Greggs, a Super Affordable Bakery Chain, Became a U.K. Culinary Icon

New York Times A festive pop-up restaurant is the latest crowd-pleasing stunt from Greggs, a mass-market bakery that is riding out Britain’s cost-of-living crisis with gusto. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/world/europe/uk-greggs-fenwick.html

Russia Sends Navalny Associate to Prison for ‘Extremism’

New York Times The nine-year sentence reflects how the Kremlin continues to crack down on Aleksei A. Navalny’s political movement years after his organization was banned. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/world/europe/navalny-associate-prison-sentence.html

Russia Sends Navalny Associate to Prison for ‘Extremism’

Need a Home for 80,000 Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle.

New York Times Earlier this year, George and Roxanne Miller relocated the world’s largest collection of mechanical puzzles from their home in Florida. But first they took a road trip. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/science/puzzles-mechanical-miller.html

Russian Missile Attacks Kill at Least 12 in Ukraine

New York Times The missile attacks killed at least 12 people and damaged infrastructure as part of a wintertime campaign that Ukraine had been dreading. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/world/europe/russia-ukraine-missile-attacks.html

In U.K. Town, a New Way of Caring for Older People

New York Times An “integrated care center” brings doctors, physiotherapists, social workers and pharmacists under one roof. It won’t solve Britain’s underlying social care crisis — but it could help. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/world/europe/uk-social-care-nhs.html

Friday Briefing

New York Times Hamas’s campaign of sexual violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/briefing/hamas-sexual-violence-ukraine-russia.html

‘Almost Naked’ Party in Moscow Angers Russian Conservatives

New York Times Outrage over scantily clad socialites highlights the growing contradictions of a society reshaped by the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/world/europe/russia-naked-celebrities-party.html

Chess Federation Fines Player Over Her ‘Sports Shoes’

New York Times The Dutch chess player, who received an official warning, said she did not intend to violate the dress code when she wore her canvas Burberry sneakers at a chess championship in Uzbekistan. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/world/asia/chess-fine-shoes-kazarian.html