Europe – Page 402 – Prologue Journal

Some Ukrainians Helped the Russians. Their Neighbors Sought Revenge.

New York Times For people in Bilozerka, the invasion began a cat-and-mouse game of collaboration and resistance. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/magazine/ukraine-kherson-collaboration-russia.html

UK’s Summit on AI Makes a Start on Harnessing New Technology

New York Times Delegates from 27 governments, including China and the U.S., are gathering at Bletchley Park for talks on how to regulate artificial intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/world/europe/uk-ai-summit-sunak.html

Wednesday Briefing

New York Times Israel strikes a crowded area in Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/briefing/israel-gaza-ukraine-russia.html

How Germany’s Green Party Lost Its Luster

New York Times The party was riding high when it entered the government two years ago. Now it is stumbling, blamed for driving voters to the far right. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/world/europe/germany-green-party.html

Poland’s Ruling Party Casts Doubt on Election That Cost It Power

New York Times Loyalists of Poland’s Law and Justice party are questioning the legitimacy of the election won this month by an alliance of opposition parties. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/world/europe/poland-election-results.html

Russia Detains Two Soldiers Suspected of Killing 9 Civilians

New York Times The arrest in an occupied area of Ukraine was a rare admission by Moscow that its forces may have committed a crime against Ukrainian civilians. Experts warned that it might just be political posturing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/world/europe/russia-ukraine-killing-atrocities-civilians.html

A Footpath in England, Torn Down, Keeps Being Rebuilt by ‘Fairies’

New York Times A small bridge in the English village of Stiffkey, northeast of Cambridge, was dismantled last year. It was rebuilt overnight, dismantled a second time and rebuilt again. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/world/europe/norfolk-fairy-bridge-uk-national-trust.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Israel advances on Gaza City. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/briefing/gaza-israel-climate-change.html

A Leaning Tower in Italy (Not Pisa) Becomes a Worry

New York Times City officials in Bologna have closed a city-center square as they study what to do about the Garisenda Tower. A solution could take years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/world/europe/italy-leaning-garisenda-tower-bologna.html

Wanda Poltawska, 101, Who Forged a Friendship With a Future Pope, Dies

New York Times She survived gruesome medical experimentation at the Ravensbrück concentration camp to become a psychiatrist — counseled by the priest who would become John Paul II. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/world/europe/wanda-poltawska-dead.html