In a rambling, 105-minute address, the Russian leader didn’t offer much that was new, recycling old lines and rehashing old arguments

Russian President Vladimir Putin punctured the balloon of anticipation in his state of the union speech Tuesday. He didn’t declare martial law or announce a new wave of military mobilization; he recycled the same lines about his rationale for invading Ukraine nearly one year ago; and he outlined no vision of how the war he launched might end.