Europe – Page 473 – Prologue Journal

Zelensky Called Him a Criminal. Now Ukraine Calls Him for Guns and Ammo.

New York Times In its hunt for weapons, Ukraine has rolled back anticorruption rules and turned to people once seen as relics of an anything-goes era. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/europe/ukraine-arms-dealer-serhiy-pashinsky.html

Ukraine Fires Top Military Enlistment Officers After Bribery Scandal

New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was removing all 24 regional recruitment chiefs, as corrupt draft evasion schemes put the confidence of the public and Ukraine’s Western backers at risk. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/ukraine-fires-recruitment-chiefs.html

Debris From Downed Missile Fell on Kyiv Hospital Grounds, Ukraine Says

New York Times The Ukrainian Air Force said that three other missiles were aimed at military airfields in the western part of the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/russian-missile-strikes-kyiv-ukraine.html

U.K. Evacuates Asylum Seekers From Barge Over Bacteria in Water

New York Times Bacteria that can cause Legionnaires’ disease were found on the Bibby Stockholm, a barge that began housing migrants this week as part of a hard-line government policy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/uk-migrants-bibby-stockholm-bacteria.html

When art and money meet

New York Times Encouragement, profit or exploitation? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/interpreter-art-market.html

Exploring Maremma, a Quiet Corner of Italy

New York Times Whether on horseback, by bike or on foot, the least populated part of Tuscany offers a pastoral escape, where your days follow the cycles of the weather, animals and plants. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/travel/maremma-italy.html

Exploring Maremma, a Quiet Corner of Italy

Ukrainians in Kupiansk Fear a Second Russian Occupation

New York Times The torture rooms in the battered Ukrainian city of Kupiansk have been empty for months. But Moscow’s advancing forces are just five miles away. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/kupiansk-ukraine-russia-occupation.html

Russian Influencer Ksenia Sobchak on the War: Resistance Is Futile, So Find Ways to Cope

New York Times Ksenia Sobchak, one of the best known media figures still in Russia, says her fatalistic stance just reflects a grim reality. Some liberals call her a Kremlin stooge, while hawks see her as disloyal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/ksenia-sobchak-putin-russia-ukraine-war.html

Friday Briefing

New York Times The toll from wildfires in Hawaii. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/briefing/hawaii-maui-ruble-russia.html