Europe – Page 531 – Prologue Journal

Tesla Wants to Double Size of Its German Factory

New York Times The electric automaker wants to produce a million cars a year at its plant near Berlin, a step that would make it Europe’s largest car factory. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/tesla-germany-assembly-plant.html

Tesla Wants to Double Size of Its German Factory

Russia Hits Grain Ports and Threatens Ships Headed to Ukraine

New York Times Ukraine accused Moscow of specifically targeting the infrastructure for exporting food, after Russia pulled out of an agreement allowing ships carrying grain to sail past its Black Sea blockade. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/russia-ukraine-odesa-port.html

U.S. to Send $1.3 Billion in Ukraine Aid, Bringing Total This Week to $2.3 Billion

New York Times The money is expected to be used to buy new air-defense missile systems and other military equipment. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/us-ukraine-aid-military-pentagon.html

Tesla’s Profit Rose in the Second Quarter as Price Cuts Spurred Demand

New York Times Elon Musk’s electric car company is facing intensifying competition from newer Chinese automakers and established Western car companies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/business/tesla-second-quarter-electric-vehicles.html

Crimean authorities say a blast hit a military base, but Putin calls it a landfill.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/russian-authorities-say-a-blast-in-crimea-hit-a-military-base-but-then-call-it-a-landfill.html

What Russians saw on TV: The traitor and the ‘indisputable hero.’

New York Times Viewers of state media were told that a mutiny and other events are causes for celebration. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/what-russians-saw-on-tv-the-traitor-and-the-indisputable-hero.html

Video Appears to Show Wagner Leader Rallying Troops in Belarus

New York Times In the video, a man whose silhouette and voice closely resemble Mr. Prigozhin said that the Wagner fighters will stay in Belarus for some time to train its army. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/prigozhin-wagner-group-belarus.html

UK’s MI6 Chief Says Putin Cut a Deal to End Wagner Revolt

New York Times Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said the Russian leader acted “to save his skin,” offering rare insights into the events surrounding the sudden end of Yevgeny V. Prigozhin’s march on Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/mi6-moore-putin-wagner.html

Why Odesa Is So Important to Ukraine in the War With Russia

New York Times Russia’s withdrawal from a U.N.-backed grain deal and its attacks on Odesa have brought the Black Sea port city’s importance back into focus. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/odesa-ukraine-war-russia.html