Europe – Page 498 – Prologue Journal

Marga Minco, Who Chronicled Jewish Life in Wartime, Dies at 103

New York Times Her first and best-known book, “Het Bittere Kruid” (“Bitter Herbs”), described her experiences as a young woman after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/books/marga-minco-dead.html

Russia Doing ‘Everything’ to Stop Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Zelensky Says

New York Times The Ukrainian leader has secured new weapons pledges, but it was not clear when the aid would arrive, or how consequential it would be on the battlefield. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-weapons.html

Poland Doesn’t Want Migrants, but These Foreign Workers Are Welcome

New York Times A tiny village is taking in 6,000 laborers from Asia. They are needed by a petroleum company controlled by the right-wing government, which has vowed to keep migrants out. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/world/europe/poland-migrant-workers-immigration.html

Appleby Horse Fair Draws Thousands of Gypsies and Travellers

New York Times The Appleby Horse Fair draws tens of thousands of Gypsies and Irish Travellers each year to a rural patch of England to celebrate their culture. Our photographer spent four days there. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/world/europe/appleby-horse-fair.html

Russian Forces Are Doing ‘Everything They Can’ to Stop Counteroffensive, Zelensky Says

New York Times The Ukrainian leader secured new weapons pledges this week from allies, but it was not clear how soon they would arrive, or how significant a boost they could provide to Ukraine’s slow push to take back territory. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war.html

America’s Foreign Vacations Tell Us Something About the U.S. Economy

New York Times Prices are high, but Americans are opening their wallets for international flights and hotels. It’s the latest evidence of consumer resilience. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/business/economy/inflation-travel-economy.html

Putin Says Wagner Can Keep Fighting for Russia, but Without Prigozhin

New York Times As Russia’s president reasserts control after a failed mutiny, he wants to sideline the Wagner leader while keeping its fighters — who have started training troops in Belarus — working for him. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/putin-wagner-prigozhin-ukraine.html

Visitors Briefly Trapped at Former Home of Agatha Christie

New York Times In a moment of literary irony, visitors were stranded at Greenway House, where the mystery novelist once lived, when a fallen tree blocked the road. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/agatha-christie-greenway-house-visitors-trapped.html

South Africa Grapples With Putin’s Plan to Attend BRICS Summit

New York Times An arrest warrant for the Russian leader from the International Criminal Court has created a diplomatic quandary ahead of an August summit. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/putin-russia-south-africa-brics-summit.html

Cluster munitions reach Ukraine a week after Biden’s announcement.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/widely-banned-cluster-munitions-from-the-us-arrive-in-ukraine.html