Europe – Page 427 – Prologue Journal

In Izium, Ukraine, Fear Remains a Year After Russian Retreat

New York Times In Izium, in eastern Ukraine, the buildings are in ruins and services are spotty. Barely recovered, its residents worry that more mayhem may lie ahead. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-izium.html

A Statue Draped With Snakes? In Italy, It Happens Every Year.

New York Times Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science. See for yourself — and try not to squirm. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/travel/snake-festival-cocullo-italy.html

How Palantir Became a Front-Runner for the UK’s Multimillion-Dollar NHS Contract

New York Times Palantir, the analytics company chaired by Peter Thiel, has courted N.H.S. England with pandemic help and assertive lobbying. Its big reward may be yet to come. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/world/europe/uk-nhs-palantir.html

A U.S. Army hospital has quietly started admitting troops wounded in Ukraine.

New York Times The Army’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has quietly started admitting Ukrainian Army soldiers who were wounded in combat, most of them American volunteers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/world/europe/a-us-army-hospital-has-quietly-started-admitting-troops-wounded-in-ukraine.html

Friday Briefing

New York Times Sluggish progress in the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/briefing/ukraine-shooting-rotterdam.html

Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place

New York Times An in-house appraiser noticed something was awry when the canvas on his workbench did not match a catalog entry. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/arts/design/paintings-stolen-forgeries-substituted.html

Swiss Court Acquits Belarusian in Opposition Leaders’ Disappearance

New York Times Lawyers for the relatives of the three victims who vanished in 1999 said they planned to appeal the decision. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/world/europe/belarus-disappearance-opposition-swiss-trial.html

Western Leaders Urge Arms Manufacturing in Ukraine

New York Times NATO is pitching weapons making as economic development for war-torn Ukraine, and it could be lucrative for Western arms makers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/world/europe/ukraine-arms-manufacturing-nato.html

Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place

New York Times An in-house appraiser noticed something was awry when the canvas on his workbench did not match a catalog entry. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/world/europe/paintings-stolen-forgeries-substituted.html

Beloved Tree in England Is Felled in ‘Act of Vandalism’

New York Times Locals and tourists mourned the loss of one of Britain’s most photographed trees, which stood for hundreds of years in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall. The police said they had a suspect in custody. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/world/europe/sycamore-gap-tree-uk.html