War in Ukraine When will Vladimir Putin realise it is time to cut his losses in Ukraine? After failing to secure a victory in battle, the Russian president’s options are dwindling. By Lawrence Freedman
Book of the Day Rebels Against the Raj: A morality tale for Modi’s nationalist India Soumya Bhattacharya
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Mr Morale and the Big Steppers first listen: a brutally honest record Musa Okwonga
Conservatives Is Jeremy Hunt Johnson’s most dangerous Tory rival? As Hunt hints at a second leadership bid, he may emerge as the viable alternative many Conservatives are looking for. By Harry Lambert
Hong Kong’s authoritarian future is already here The selection of the former security chief John Lee as the city’s leader signals its repressive new reality. By Katie Stallard
How Sergei Magnitsky paid with his life for exposing Vladimir Putin’s financial corruption A new book by Bill Browder reveals the bravery of a young lawyer who uncovered a £185m state-sponsored tax fraud. а> By Katie Stallard
Music Thom Yorke’s the Smile sound a lot like Radiohead – and that’s no bad thing Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Film Michelle Yeoh flits between universes in the hyperactive Everything Everywhere All at Once Ryan Gilbey
Westminster Reimagined Armando Iannucci: Is politics just a game to today’s leaders? Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian
The New Statesman podcast Will the Red Wall or beergate seal Keir Starmer’s fate? Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker
World Review Why the US Supreme Court is going backwards on abortion rights Emily Tamkin, Katie Stallard and Rachel Cunliffe
Business “You’re made to feel like the criminal”: why victims of romance scams feel let down by banks Sarah Dawood
The Business Interview “They have no respect for anything”: the quiet remorse of the man who sold London to Putin’s oligarchs Emma Haslett
The Environment Interview England on fire? Stephen Ellcock and the need for radical, noisy art India Bourke
Long reads Is a united Ireland now inevitable? As Sinn Féin surges with voters, Irish reunification seems closer than ever. But the real debate over what the new… By Martin Fletcher