Category: Europe
Your Wednesday Briefing
New York Times Foreign responses to the military documents leak. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/briefing/documents-leak-macron-china.html
Read MoreAfter 25 Years of Peace in Northern Ireland, Some Still Wait for Prosperity
New York Times While the Good Friday Agreement brought undeniable progress, some of the most deprived communities remain disillusioned about the opportunities that failed to materialize. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/northern-ireland-good-friday-anniversary.html
Read MoreLeaked Document Outlines 4 ‘Wild Card’ Scenarios in Russia-Ukraine War
New York Times The scenarios, as assessed by the Defense Intelligence Agency, include the deaths of Presidents Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/leaked-documents-russia-ukraine.html
Read MoreRussia Moves to Make Draft Evasion More Difficult
New York Times A new law would bar anyone called up to fight in Ukraine from leaving the country, among other restrictions, even as the Kremlin insists it is not planning a new conscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/russia-military-draft-ukraine.html
Read MoreMacron Returns From China to Allied Dismay
New York Times Criticism of the French president’s performance in Beijing has been scathing among some allies, who saw him as cozying up to Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/macron-china-allies.html
Read MorePaul Whelan Calls Home For the First Time In Nearly Two Weeks, Family Says
New York Times Mr. Whelan, a former Marine, has been serving a 16-year sentence in Russia on what the United States says are fabricated charges of espionage. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/paul-whelan-russia-call.html
Read MoreEgypt Denies Report on Leaked Document That Said It Planned to Ship Arms to Russia
New York Times The Washington Post said the document describes an Egyptian plan to secretly produce rockets, artillery rounds and gunpowder for Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/egypt-russia-leaked-pentagon-documents.html
Read MoreFrench Police Face Scrutiny for Heavy Hand During Pension Protests
New York Times An audio recording of officers threatening and intimidating young people has reignited a debate over harsh and discriminating tactics. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/france-police-pension-protests.html
Read MoreU.S. Declares WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘Wrongfully Detained’ by Russia
New York Times The finding means that the U.S. government sees the Wall Street Journal reporter as the equivalent of a political hostage. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/evan-gershkovich-russia-hostage-detained.html
Read MoreHow Ukraine Won the War to Keep the Lights On
New York Times Russia was determined to break Ukrainians’ will by plunging them into cold and darkness. But the long winter is almost over. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/ukraine-war-infrastructure.html
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