Prologue Journal – Page 36132 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Sweden confirms that Ukrainian pilots to test their Gripen Fighters

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/16/7163833/

Taiwan, Lithuania sign MOU to bolster agricultural cooperation

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Taiwan and Lithuania signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday that seeks to bolster cooperation and exchanges between the two countries in the field of agriculture. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306160020

DOJ Finds Minneapolis Police Use Excessive Force

Wall Street Journal The Justice Department’s civil-rights investigation, launched after the murder of George Floyd, could lead to a decree that mandates a series of changes in the city’s police department. https://www.wsj.com/articles/doj-probe-sparked-by-george-floyds-killing-finds-minneapolis-police-use-excessive-force-6c2e55f0

Top Biden campaign aide’s husband gave Hunter Biden rapid response help as Burisma scandal swirled

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: A top aide for President Biden’s re-election campaign is married to a consultant who helped advise Hunter Biden as he was receiving increased public scrutiny regarding his lucrative position on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings. Elizabeth Alexander, the communications director for first lady Jill Biden, went on…

Putin speaks of “denazification” of Ukraine and calls Zelenskyy “a disgrace to Jewish people”

Pravda Ukraine Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, said that “his Jewish friends” call President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a disgrace to the Jewish people.” Source: Putin at a plenary meeting during the St Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), quoted by the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti Quote: “I have had many Jewish friends since childhood.…

‘Sing, Memory’ Review: A Bard in the Nazi Camps

Wall Street Journal Aleksander Kulisiewicz wanted to convey to his fellow inmates that the Nazis could not beat the music out of them. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sing-memory-review-a-bard-in-the-nazi-camps-a366525d

They want us to cut our nuclear weapons – scr*w them – Putin

Pravda Ukraine Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, claimed that “Russia has more nuclear weapons than NATO member states”, and is not going to decrease its quantity. Source: Russian Kremlin-aligned news agency RIA Novosti with reference to Putin’s statement at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum-2023 (SPIEF). https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/16/7407193/

Rivian Tries Selling Trucks Out of Its Factory Parking Lot

Wall Street Journal The EV startup has relied on online sales for its vehicles. But as stock levels build, it is experimenting with an in-person shopping event at its plant in Normal, Ill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rivian-tries-selling-trucks-out-of-its-factory-parking-lot-1c44a17f

Federal Probe Advances Into Trump’s Effort to Reverse 2020 Election

Wall Street Journal While the Mar-a-Lago documents case is in the spotlight, special counsel Jack Smith is pushing ahead in his other inquiry. https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-probe-advances-into-trumps-effort-to-reverse-2020-election-a2c1dd63

Putin: I can destroy any building in Kyiv city centre, but I won’t. Why? I will not say

Pravda Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin assures that he can “destroy any building in the centre of Kyiv” without nuclear weapons, but does not do this “for a number of reasons”; yet, the Russian dictator refused to reveal those reasons. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/16/7407192/