Your Wednesday Briefing: Germany rattles its allies

The country has been slow to support Ukraine. 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Tensions are flaring between Germany and its allies. Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany said criticism of its policy on military aid to Ukraine was unfounded.Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters Germany rattles European allies over Ukraine Although Germany has long been Europe’s de facto leader, it has been slow to provide serious military equipment to Ukraine. It has also subsidized its own citizens’ energy bills while working to water down a price cap on gas that could alleviate pain in poorer E.U. countries. And now [its allies are worried](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcm1hbnktdWtyYWluZS1lbmVyZ3ktcG9saWN5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “Can we trust Germany?” Latvia’s outspoken defense minister, Artis Pabriks, asked last week, referring to the risks associated with the war in Ukraine. Similar concerns have been raised by countries including Poland and France, whose leader, Emmanuel Macron, last week accused Germany of isolating itself. Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, said such criticism was unfounded, noting that Germany had been the third-largest contributor of equipment to Ukraine, after the U.S. and Britain. But it has drawn a line at providing advanced heavy weapons. Analysis: Scholz could have created a European coalition to provide weapons “to stand up to Russia and bring Europe and the West together,” said Norbert Röttgen, an opposition politician. “Instead, we’ve created the deepest divides and we’ve been late on delivery, so now there are questions about Germany’s reliability.” In other news from the war: - A Russian court [upheld a sentence of nine years in a penal colony](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8yNS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9hbi1hcHBlYWxzLWNvdXJ0LXVwaG9sZHMtZ3JpbmVycy1uaW5lLXllYXItc2VudGVuY2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball star convicted on a drug charge. - President Biden said it would be an [“incredibly serious mistake” for Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1udWNsZWFyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine. - Progressive House Democrats [retracted a letter urging Biden to seek a cease-fire in Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8yNS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU2NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExMDY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNkZW1vY3JhdHMtYmlkZW4tdWtyYWluZVcDbnl0QgpjTve-WGPv7VxjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after a backlash within their party. 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Sunak was elected by Conservative members of Parliament, not the party’s rank and file, let alone the broader British electorate. And with his government forced into spending cuts and tax increases, he will have few resources with which to win over the public or his fractured party’s lawmakers. But in a well-received first address to the nation, Sunak showed a degree of political awareness, conceding the mistakes of his predecessor, Liz Truss, and promising improvement. He warned of difficult decisions to come. “I will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of this government’s agenda,” he said. Cabinet: Sunak retained Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor whom Truss installed after ousting Kwasi Kwarteng, and kept on Ben Wallace as defense secretary and James Cleverly as foreign secretary. He also reappointed Suella Braverman as home secretary, a job she was forced out of last week. 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Lawmakers in the U.S. have been left fuming that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman duped the Biden administration. Far from rebuilding a relationship with the prince, whom President Biden once pledged to treat as a “pariah” after the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the outcome has been another low point in America’s tumultuous ties with Saudi Arabia. [A Times investigation explores what went wrong](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1zYXVkaS1vaWwtZGVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). It reveals, too, how Saudi Arabia, under its ambitious and often ruthless crown prince, appears eager to shed some of its longtime reliance on the U.S., with Prince Mohammed trying to position Saudi Arabia as a powerhouse of its own. Deconstructing Saudi decision-making has become especially difficult, said Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States Institute. Oil prices: U.S. officials are bracing for another potential price surge in December, if a European embargo on Russian oil goes into effect and the Saudis refuse to increase production to make up for the anticipated drop in supply. 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Science Times - [Lizards in love](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC9zY2llbmNlL2xpemFyZHMtcmVwdGlsZXMtc29jaWFsLWJlaGF2aW9yLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): Scientists have discovered reptiles living in family groups, caring for their young and communicating with each other in covert ways. - Emperor penguins [will receive new protections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMjUvc2NpZW5jZS9lbXBlcm9yLXBlbmd1aW5zLXRocmVhdGVuZWQtc3BlY2llcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. - A new procedure could [expand reproductive choices for transgender women](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMjEvc2NpZW5jZS9zcGVybS1yZXRyaWV2YWwtZXNzbS10cmFuc2dlbmRlci1mZXJ0aWxpdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU2NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExMDY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTve-WGPv7VxjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by making it easier to retrieve viable sperm even after years of estrogen therapy. - See photos from yesterday’s [partial solar eclipse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC9zY2llbmNlL3BhcnRpYWwtc29sYXItZWNsaXBzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). A Morning Read Bettmann, via Getty Images The Long Island hamlet of Yarphank, about 60 miles from Manhattan, was once home to a pro-Nazi summer camp, operated in the 1930s by the German American Bund. Its teenage participants swam, hiked, competed in archery and went to dances, all the while absorbing Nazi ideology. “On the surface,” one historian said, “it was like any other camp, except it was filled with swastikas.” That camp is the inspiration for “Camp Siegfried,” [an intimate two-character play by the writer Bess Wohl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNS90aGVhdGVyL2Jlc3Mtd29obC1jYW1wLXNpZWdmcmllZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “if we’re going to live up to the moral imperative of ‘never again,’ we have to look at these stories, we have to tell these stories and we have to learn from them,” she said. SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC Removing Cristiano Ronaldo helped Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United: Erik ten Hag’s decision to [put Fernandes at the center of his system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzM3MjQ0MjQvMjAyMi8xMC8yNS9tYW5jaGVzdGVyLXVuaXRlZC1icnVuby1mZXJuYW5kZXMtY3Jpc3RpYW5vLXJvbmFsZG8vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) has proved decisive. “My mindset was, I have to get out of there”: Callum Hudson-Odoi [describes his time at Chelsea](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzcyNTU0OS8yMDIyLzEwLzI1L2NhbGx1bS1odWRzb24tb2RvaS1jaGVsc2VhLWxldmVya3VzZW4vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), coming back from injury and learning from Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. Manchester City’s recovery plan for Erling Haaland is working: There was a time during Haaland’s transfer saga when doubt was cast about the Norwegian’s fitness. It’s [safe to say the risk is paying off](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzcyNTAxMy8yMDIyLzEwLzI1L21hbmNoZXN0ZXItY2l0eS1oYWFsYW5kLXJlY292ZXJ5LXBsYW4vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) thus far, after all the uncertainty. ARTS AND IDEAS Raphaelle Macaron Reading a city London, Rome, Helsinki: One of the best ways to learn about a city is through its literature. In [Read Your Way Around the World](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL2xpdGVyYXJ5LWd1aWRlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU2NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExMDY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTve-WGPv7VxjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a series from The Times’s Books desk, authors provide literary guides to their cities, including book recommendations that capture a sense of everyday life and the local cultural landscape. Juliana Barbassa, the creator of the series, hopes to provide “a depth of experience” to travelers, she said — whether they have plans to visit or are simply curious. The [Paris](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNS9ib29rcy9wYXJpcy1ib29rcy1yZWFkLWxlaWxhLXNsaW1hbmkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU2NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExMDY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTve-WGPv7VxjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) installment, by Leïla Slimani, winner of France’s Goncourt Prize, recommends books that reveal hidden facets of the city. Juan Villoro’s [recommendations for Mexico City](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8zMS9ib29rcy9tZXhpY28tY2l0eS1ib29rcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) explore the perceptions of visitors like Paul Theroux and D.H. Lawrence. And Yasmine El Rashidi’s [Cairo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wMy9ib29rcy9jYWlyby1lZ3lwdC1ib29rcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) edition tried to capture the “atmosphere” of the modern Egyptian capital. Months after its debut, the series has already engendered passionate dialogue, encouraging reader engagement and feedback. The comments section usually becomes an expanded reading list beyond the writer’s recommendations. 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Letter of Recommendation There’s [joy in jet lag](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNS9tYWdhemluZS9qZXQtbGFnLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Fashion Find your [personal style](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC9zdHlsZS9wZXJzb25hbC1zdHlsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and a clue: “The best is ___ to come” (three letters). And here are [today’s Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [the Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU2NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExMDY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTve-WGPv7VxjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). That’s it for today’s briefing. Thanks for joining me. — Natasha P.S. Lindsay Zoladz, a pop music critic, is joining The Times. [Her brand-new newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0Y28uY29tL3ByZXNzL2xpbmRzYXktem9sYWR6LWpvaW5zLWN1bHR1cmUtYW5kLW5ld3NsZXR0ZXItdGVhbXMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTY1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTEwNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNO975YY-_tXGNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) will recommend new songs (and older ones, too). The latest episode of “[The Daily](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlO0P3P0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdGhlZGFpbHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NjU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTA2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY073vlhj7-1cY1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)” is on Europe’s energy crisis. 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