Must-Reads
EU/Russia/Energy - EU leaders agree to Russian oil embargo, Jacopo Barigazzi and Barbara Moens, Politico

Netherlands/Denmark/Russia/Energy - Dutch and Danish set to be cut off by Russia over gas payment dispute, Harry Dempsey. David Sheppard and Richard Milne, Financial Times

Bulgaria - Bulgaria’s Balancing Act, Rumena Filipova, Eurozine

France - France’s culture wars reignited after Macron appoints ‘woke’ minister, Clea Caulcutt, Politico

Ukraine - The west must hold its nerve on Ukraine, Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

Ukraine/EU - As Ukraine Fights, Does the E.U. Owe It Membership? Steven Erlanger, New York Times

Black Sea - How to end Russia’s Black Sea blockade, Ivo Daalder, Politico

Armenia/Azerbaijan - Nagorno-Karabakh in the Shadow of Ukraine, Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs

Middle East - What Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Means for the Middle East, Kirsten Fontenrose, Defense One

Germany - Five things to know about Germany's historic military investment fund, Hans von der Burchard, Politico

China/Central and Eastern Europe - How China lost the hearts and minds of Central and Eastern Europe, Andreea Brinza, Nikkei Asia

Digital - There is no such thing as ‘data’, Benedict Evans, Financial Times

Digital - Cyber Arms Watch, Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

Finance/Digital/US - Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Examining the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency, Majority Staff Memorandum of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives 

Finance/Digital/US - Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Examining the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency, Statement by Lael Brainard before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Finance/Digital/Eurozone - Public money for the digital era: towards a digital euro, Fabio Panetta, National College of Ireland