A friend from Moscow is racing toward the border with the Baltics, has been driving all night—no plane tickets left. "We're trying to get there before the president's address to the nation," friend says, referring to widespread rumors that Putin is about to declare martial law.— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) March 3, 2022
"Stop texting me," friend asks, "I'm trying to clean out my phone. They're searching everyone's phone at the border. I'll write to you once I'm on the other side."— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) March 3, 2022
This is getting heated fast.