My kids' first war

Either a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent, or Vladmir Putin really wants us to think it’s imminent:

Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials for months have been denying that Moscow is preparing to mount an invasion of neighboring Ukraine. But videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms tell another story.

In areas of Russia and Belarus near the Ukrainian border, onlookers have uploaded hundreds of videos showing sophisticated Russian weaponry and military vehicles speeding by on railways, highways and local roads toward positions near Ukraine.

In recent days, those videos have begun worrying military analysts. The scenes, the military analysts say, appear to indicate that the Russian buildup could be entering its final stages before an invasion. Here is what they are watching.

There have been TikTok and YouTube videos showing Russian military equipment being moved close to the Ukranian border for several months now, but The Washington Post suggests t…