Xi-Putin; Ukraine; Reshaping the world order; Cloud loophole for US chip controls; Lula to China
Summary of the Essential Eight:
1. Xi’s Russia trip -Xi Jinping has left Moscow and returned to Beijing, not stopping anywhere in Europe as some earlier reports had speculated.
2. On Ukraine - If Xi is going to hold a call with Ukraine President Zelensky the next few days would be the time to do it, but so far there has been no confirmation of any poss…