Russia begins cutting the flow of gas to EU countries that refuse to pay the bill in Roubles. Russia also bombs Kyiv while the UN secretary general is there as everyone digs in for a long war. Polls show that EU citizens want an elected president but the bloc is struggling to hold together. Also, we look at whether China’s failed Zero Covid policy is just the beginning for a failure to take world dominance, and this week’s short thought on why you should be clear about how you measure the success of the things you try to do.

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