Europe – Page 579 – Prologue Journal

Dominic Raab, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns Amid Bullying Scandal

New York Times The hard-line Brexiteer, one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s most loyal political allies, was found by an independent inquiry to have mistreated subordinates. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/world/europe/uk-raab-resigns-bullying.html

Ukrainian officials express frustration at the pace of weapons deliveries.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/world/europe/defense-chiefs-meet-on-aid-for-ukraine-with-an-eye-on-its-long-awaited-offensive.html

‘A Quick Death or a Slow Death’: Prisoners Choose War to Get Lifesaving Drugs

New York Times An estimated 20 percent of Russia prisoner recruits are H.I.V. positive. To some, the front lines seemed less risky than prisons where they said they were denied effective treatments. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/world/europe/russia-wagner-group-hiv-prisoners-ukraine.html

Your Friday Briefing

New York Times The U.S. prepares for a possible evacuation of its embassy in Sudan. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/briefing/sudan-us-spacex-ukraine-europe.html

Ukraine Grain Deal Raises Tensions for European Farmers

New York Times When Russia’s war blocked vitally needed grains at Ukrainian ports, officials succeeded in finding other routes out. But the solution brought its own problems. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/europe/ukraine-grain-imports-ban.html

British Man Died of Rare Blood Syndrome Linked to AstraZeneca’s Vaccine

New York Times One expert said the blood-clotting syndrome was estimated to occur in one in 50,000 people under 40 and one in 100,000 over 40 who received AstraZeneca’s vaccine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/health/doctor-death-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine.html

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Says Ukraine’s ‘Rightful Place’ Is in the Alliance

New York Times “I am here today with a simple message: NATO stands with Ukraine,” Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance’s secretary general, said at a joint news conference with the Ukrainian president. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/europe/ukraine-nato-stoltenberg.html

Italy’s Senate Signs off on Meloni’s Migrant Crackdown

New York Times The package is the first major take on immigration by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and would limit integration and create more detention facilities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/europe/italy-immigration-crackdown.html

Helen Barolini, Chronicler of Italian American Women, Dies at 97

New York Times As a novelist, a poet and an editor, she sought to illuminate rarely told stories of her immigrant female forebears in a new land. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/books/helen-barolini-dead.html

Ukraine’s Social Media Stars Ditch Russian in Pivot to a War Footing

New York Times Russian was once the lingua franca of influencers in Ukraine. Now, not so much. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/europe/ukraine-social-media-influencers.html