Category: Europe
Zelensky addresses The Hague as he pushes for a special tribunal for Russia.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/zelensky-to-speak-at-the-hague-as-he-pushes-for-special-tribunal-for-russia.html
Read MoreHis Cousin Promised a Quake-Proof Building. Then the Walls Crumbled.
New York Times Turkish families got wealthy off a construction system rife with patronage. A Times investigation reveals just how fatally shaky that system was. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/turkey-earthquake-corruption.html
Read MoreAn Irish Abbey Where the Grass Is Always Warmer
New York Times The sisters at St. Mary’s Abbey in Ireland grow their own heating fuel. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/climate/an-irish-abbey-where-the-grass-is-always-warmer.html
Read MoreWhy Did Russia Choose to Publicize the Kremlin Drone Attack?
New York Times Russia’s messaging on a drone incident at the Kremlin diverged significantly from its response to past explosions in Russia or Russian-occupied territory. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/russia-kremlin-drone-attack-why.html
Read MoreBluster over explosions raises fears of retaliation by Russia.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/bluster-over-explosions-raises-fears-of-retaliation-by-russia.html
Read MoreWith Local Elections in Much of the U.K., Here’s What’s at Stake
New York Times Municipalities across England will face voters, including in areas that could sway the next national election. Here’s a guide to the ballots and how to interpret them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/uk-local-elections.html
Read MoreRussia Says Explosions Above the Kremlin Were an Attempt to Kill Putin
New York Times Russia said Ukraine had launched a drone attack, which Kyiv vehemently denied, accusing Russia of manufacturing a pretext for escalation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/russia-kremlin-drone-explosions.html
Read MoreZelensky Arrives in the Netherlands to Speak at The Hague, Dutch Media Reports
New York Times The Ukrainian president has long urged that Vladimir Putin and others be held to account under international law. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/zelensky-hague-netherlands.html
Read MoreZelensky Denies Ukraine Carried Out the Drone Attack on the Kremlin
New York Times The Ukrainian president flatly denied that his country was behind any drone attack on the Kremlin. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/zelensky-kremlin-drone-attack.html
Read MoreThe U.S. Is ‘Intensely Engaged’ in Efforts to Free Evan Gershkovich, Blinken Says
New York Times The Wall Street Journal reporter has been held for more than a month on espionage charges that the United States considers bogus. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/blinken-gershkovich-world-press-freedom-day.html
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