Europe – Page 460 – Prologue Journal

Russia Officially Confirms Prigozhin’s Death

New York Times Russian investigators said genetic tests showed that the Wagner chief, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, who led a brief mutiny against Moscow’s military leadership, was among the victims of a plane crash last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/world/europe/prigozhin-wagner-russia.html

A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies

New York Times Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder as Ukraine’s plodding counteroffensive puts pressure on Western resolve. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/world/europe/former-french-president-voice-russia.html

Western Banks Help Fund Blacklisted Oligarch’s Charity

New York Times Konstantin Malofeyev’s foundation funds orphanages in occupied Ukraine. He denies that a child-removal program there is a war crime: “All of this is fake.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/world/europe/blacklisted-oligarch-western-banks-russia.html

Russia Says Ukraine Fired Drones at Three Regions

New York Times The frequency of drone attacks inside Russia has increased in recent weeks, bringing the war to areas deep inside Russian territory. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war.html

New E.U. Climate Change Rules Anger Bloc’s Farmers

New York Times Asked to cut herds, move or even shut down to help meet E.U. environmental goals, agricultural workers say too much is demanded of them. Their anger is reshaping the political landscape. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/europe/europe-farmers-climate-change.html

Ukrainian Commander Urges More Defenses in the Northeast

New York Times In an apparent break with Pentagon advice, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander of Ukraine’s eastern forces, called for “all measures” to defend an area where Russia was threatening to take more territory. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-counteroffensive.html

At This Movie, Their Phones Won’t Bother You. Their Barking Might.

New York Times A cinema chain in Britain is welcoming dogs to select screenings. They don’t need their own tickets, and they don’t need to turn off their cellphones. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/europe/curzon-cinema-dogs-screenings.html

‘He Has Blood on His Hands’

New York Times In a Ukraine village, there are no tears for Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner private militia, whose presumed death in a plane crash was reported this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/europe/ukraine-russia-prigozhin-wagner.html

Ukraine Is Still Grappling With the Battlefield Prigozhin Left Behind

New York Times He shored up Russian forces at their most vulnerable and drew Ukraine into a costly fight for Bakhmut, giving Moscow time to build defenses that are slowing Ukraine’s counteroffensive. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/europe/prigozhin-ukraine-bakhmut-legacy.html

Russia Denies Killing Prigozhin, Calling the Idea Anti-Putin Propaganda

New York Times The Kremlin and its proxies rebuffed suggestions that it was responsible for destroying a plane that reportedly carried the chief of the Wagner mercenary group. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/world/europe/prigozhin-putin-killing-denial.html