Europe – Page 500 – Prologue Journal

Video Shows Greece Abandoning Migrants at Sea

New York Times Video evidence shows asylum seekers, among them young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/world/europe/greece-migrants-abandoned.html

Your Friday Briefing

New York Times Negotiations over the U.S. debt limit. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/briefing/debt-limit-ukraine-pentagon.html

Zelensky to Attend G7 Meeting in Japan

New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was preparing to make the audacious trip halfway around the world as his country moves toward a counteroffensive against Russian forces. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/world/europe/zelensky-g7-japan-visit.html

How the G7 Oil Price Cap Has Helped Choke Revenue to Russia

New York Times Group of 7 leaders are prepared to celebrate the results of a novel effort to stabilize global oil markets and punish Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/business/economy/g7-biden-oil-price-cap-russia.html

Russia Fires Missiles at Kyiv as Crimea Train Derails

New York Times Ukrainian officials did not claim responsibility for a train derailment on the occupied peninsula, but it was the latest in a series of explosions hitting the railways and supply lines of Russia’s war machine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/crimea-train-russia-missiles.html

Ukraine Arrests a Top Judge as Crackdown on Corruption Expands

New York Times At least three more Supreme Court judges, in addition to the chief justice, have been implicated in a growing bribery case, prosecutors say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/ukraine-bribery-supreme-court.html

Harry and Meghan Seek Both Privacy and Publicity After Paparazzi Car Chase

New York Times Their pursuit by paparazzi in New York shows that neither leaving Britain nor having a police escort shields them from unwanted attention. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/harry-meghan-paparazzi-media.html

England’s Water Companies Vow to Clean Up Their Sewage Dumping Act

New York Times Private firms apologized for not doing more to prevent the release of untreated sewage into rivers and seas and pledged to invest 10 billion pounds to fix the problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/uk-england-sewage.html

What Is the F-16 Fighter Jet and Why Does Ukraine Want It?

New York Times The versatile and lightweight American warplane is seen by many of Ukraine’s allies as an important deterrent against Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/fighter-jet-f16-ukraine.html

Ukraine is expected to dominate discussions at the G7 summit.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/ukraine-is-expected-to-dominate-discussions-at-the-g7-summit.html