Julia Ioffe thinks so, based on yesterday’s press conference, at which Russian leader seemed to have become a captive of his own propaganda.

Also yesterday: Russia test-fired an ICBM, though the launch appears to have been scheduled well before Putin decided to invade Ukraine.

Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won...