The debate continues. Probably even Putin does not know whether or when he might use nuclear weapons. It is reasonably safe to assume that he will not do so while he is seen as winning / gaining ground in Ukraine, or in case of a stalemate.

The question becomes less clear when

Feels like a pretty seismic week in EU-China relations. I get the feeling that we're not in Kansas anymore

Here is a summary of the major events that have happened, let me know if I missed any, bearing in mind it's still only lunchtime on Friday...

Thoughtful view of recent Scholz visit. A pattern across many democracies, including the US: All are a few years into a new reality of needing to compete, trade + cooperate with an almost entirely self-interested China and are improvising madly w/o clear concepts to guide them