Category: Europe
Images Show Construction at a Belarus Military Base. Is It Wagner’s New Home?
New York Times The images reveal a possible location for the mercenaries who were given the option of relocating to Belarus after the group’s failed rebellion against President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/belarus-military-base-wagner-photos.html
Read MoreBen Helfgott, Holocaust Survivor Turned Weight Lifter, Dies at 93
New York Times He was one of more than 700 child survivors flown to Britain after World War II. He later became a leader in efforts to remember the Nazi horrors. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/ben-helfgott-dead.html
Read MoreMissile Strike Kills 11 in Restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine
New York Times A Russian missile strike on a popular restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine killed at least 11 people, wounded dozens more, and showed the peril of trying to claim pieces of ordinary life during war. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/ukraine-restaurant-russian-missile.html
Read MoreSunny Bunny, Ukraine’s First Ever LGBTQ Film Festival, Held in Kyiv
New York Times A landmark happening in its own right, the seven-day event also took place during a war — one that rights advocates said has increased visibility and acceptance of the L.G.B.T.Q. community. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/ukraine-lgbtq-film-festival-sunny-bunny.html
Read MorePrigozhin’s Connections Complicate Any Purge Plans by Putin
New York Times Russia’s president may want to punish anyone with ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin, but it’s easier said than done. The Wagner leader had substantial links to Russia’s ruling elite. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/putin-prigozhin-russia.html
Read MoreNATO Stresses Risk of Wagner Group’s Potential Relocation to Belarus
New York Times “Belarus is unpredictable and dangerous, and this has not changed,” the Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, said in Brussels at a news conference with NATO’s secretary general. “We are ready for any developments.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/wagner-belarus-nato-estonia-poland.html
Read MoreWho Knew About Prigozhin’s Wagner Revolt Before It Happened?
New York Times Some Russian generals and foreign intelligence agencies appear to have gotten early signals of the mercenary leader’s plans. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/prigozhin-wagner-revolt-russians.html
Read MoreKevin Spacey Begins Sexual Assault Trial
New York Times The actor faces 12 charges related to incidents that prosecutors say involved four men and occurred between 2001 and 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/movies/kevin-spacey-sexual-assault-trial.html
Read MoreDeath Toll Climbs in Kramatorsk Restaurant Hit by Russian Missile
New York Times The Ria Lounge eatery, known to many as Ria Pizza, was a long-running haunt popular with Ukrainian soldiers, foreign journalists and aid workers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/ukraine-kramatorsk-missile-strike.html
Read MorePolice in France Shoot and Kill 17-Year-Old Driver, Stoking Anger
New York Times Protesters burned cars and clashed with riot officers in the suburbs of Paris after an officer shot a 17-year-old during a traffic stop. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/france-police-shooting-paris-nanterre.html
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