Category: Europe
Drone Attacks on Russia Show Evidence of Ukraine’s Other Counteroffensive
New York Times Officials in Ukraine rarely discuss attacks on targets inside Russia, including Moscow. But video evidence shows an increasing effort to launch long-range strikes inside the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html
Read MoreExtensive Minefields Impede Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Military Experts Say
New York Times Russia has been using antitank weaponry against the Ukrainian forces’ mine clearing vehicles, an analyst said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-minefields.html
Read MoreBritish Government Signals Support for Oil and Gas Industry
New York Times With a general election expected next year, the government said it would issue new licenses for energy exploration in the North Sea. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/business/britain-drilling-north-sea.html
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Will Host Talks About Ukraine’s Peace Plan, Diplomats Say
New York Times Envoys from nations including the United States, Brazil, China and India have been invited, but it was not clear who would attend, the diplomats said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/saudi-arabia-ukraine-peace-talks.html
Read MoreWagner Mercenary Group Will Stop Recruiting, New Recording Says
New York Times The recording, purportedly of the group’s founder, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, appeared to signal that the mercenary force would continue operations but on a smaller scale. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/wagner-prigozhin-recruiting-belarus-africa.html
Read MoreRussia’s Wartime Spending Raises Fears of an Economic Bubble
New York Times The economic strength has helped to maintain popular support for Vladimir Putin’s war, but some have warned the state-led spending is threatening the country’s financial stability. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/russia-war-economy.html
Read MoreDancing Till Dawn at a Music Festival in Albania
New York Times A weeklong music-and-wellness festival on the beach is just one reason visitors are now flocking to a country that was sealed off to the world for decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/travel/albania-kala-music-festival.html
Read MoreMoscow’s attacks are stoking hatred of Russia in Odesa.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/moscows-attacks-are-stoking-hatred-of-russia-in-odesa.html
Read MoreMonday Briefing
New York Times Drone attacks in Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/briefing/moscow-drones-pakistan-blast-niger.html
Read MoreWhy Austria Is Struggling to Break Away From Russian Gas
New York Times Austria, unlike most European Union countries, is still buying nearly as much natural gas from Russia as it was before the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/business/energy-environment/austria-natural-gas-russia.html
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