Some Unlikely Dealers Are Selling Weapons to Ukraine October 05, 2022 New brokers are cashing in as the Biden administration quietly encourages private weapons sales to Ukraine. Oversight is scant in these shadows. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Unearthing Everyday Life at an Ancient Site in Greece October 03, 2022 Excavations in the Peloponnesian village of Iklaina are yielding rich insights into the lives of the Mycenaean civilization’s general population. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
How Europe is responding to Russia’s ‘energy war’ as winter comes September 30, 2022 Europe Germany on Thursday announced an up to $194 billion program to tackle rising energy prices. But Europe’s response to the crisis has been divided. Washington Post +
Your Friday Briefing September 29, 2022 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Russia moves to annex Ukrainian territory. +
U.S., allies to increase pressure on Russia following annexation September 29, 2022 diplomatic and economic pressure on Putin. Europe In response to annexation the U.S. and its allies plan to significantly increase the military Washington Post +
Pentagon will double powerful HIMARS artillery for Ukraine September 28, 2022 Europe in anticipation of a sustained conflict with Russia. The United States and nearly two dozen partner nations said they would accelerate weapons production Washington Post +
The Russian men fleeing mobilization, and leaving everything behind September 28, 2022 Europe Putin’s announcement of a military mobilization of Russian reservists for his war in Ukraine has set off a frenzied dash for the country’s borders. Washington Post +
As referendums end, a declaration of Russian annexation is expected to follow. September 27, 2022 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Democracy Under Siege From Autocrats, Social Media and Its Own Failures September 27, 2022 and the “new world disorder” is messier than a simple fight between democracies and autocracies. Authoritarianism is on the rise even in Europe NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
At Least 9 Killed in School Shooting in Russia, Including Children September 26, 2022 according to federal investigators. An unidentified gunman entered a school in the city of Izhevsk killing two security guards NYT > World > Europe NYTimes two teachers and at least five minors +
Blinken: Conversation about supplying weapons to Ukraine ‘ongoing’ September 26, 2022 Europe Ukraine on Sunday said it received a long-awaited air defense system known as NASAMS and is lobbying for longer-range missiles known as ATACMS. Washington Post +