Europe – Page 510 – Prologue Journal

Berlin Attempts to Ban Russian Flags on Victory Day, Prompting Legal Tussle

New York Times For now, both Russian and Ukrainian symbols will be allowed at commemorations in Berlin marking the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/europe/berlin-victory-day-russian-flags.html

Russian Victory Day Celebrations Scaled Back

New York Times The Kremlin will commemorate the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but many towns have canceled events on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/europe/russia-victory-day-celebrations.html

Russia Launched 35 Attack Drones Over Kyiv, Ukrainian Air Force says

New York Times Ukraine’s Air Force said that it shot down all of the drones, in what was the fourth large-scale assault aimed at the city this month. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/europe/russia-drone-attack-kyiv.html

Your Monday Briefing

New York Times Currents of change in Britain. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/briefing/britain-change-bakhmut-fighting.html

Coronation and Election Leave Restless U.K. ‘in a Waiting Room’

New York Times Beneath the gilded continuity of the coronation celebrations, there were signs that both Britain and its royal family are preparing for a new era. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/europe/king-charles-coronation-uk.html

Dutch Police Arrest 154 Soccer Fans Over Antisemitic Chants

New York Times Though the Netherlands’ Jewish population is tiny, Jewish identity — and antisemitic abuse — has become entangled in the country’s soccer culture. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/europe/netherlands-ajax-antisemitism.html

Ukraine Launches Wave of Drones at Crimea, Russian Official Says

New York Times It was the latest in a string of reported attacks on Russian-held territory, as Ukraine prepares for an expected counteroffensive. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/europe/russia-ukraine-crimea.html

Ukrainians Return Home, Renewed and Resigned

New York Times More than 5.5 million people who left after the war began in February 2022 have gone back home — and not just to large cities like Kyiv or Dnipro, but to small places near the front line, as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/europe/ukraine-frontline-russia-war.html

At Charles’s Coronation, Everything Olde Was New Again

New York Times The king promised a thoroughly 21st-century ceremony, but when push came to shove, he took his place on a 13th-century throne. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/europe/coronation-charles-modern-old.html

Charles Is Crowned King in Ancient Ceremony With Modern Twists

New York Times The coronation, the first since Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1953, was a royal spectacle of the kind that only Britain still stages. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/charles-king-coronation.html