"Hi Ivan, welcome home, long time no see, how was your holiday in Thailand?" "Horrible, the first few days were fine, but then my credit card stopped working and I couldn't pay for drinks and the bar-girls kept ignoring me, said I was sticky" "Sorry to hear that, well, I have good news about Ukraine. The army is winning the fight against the neo-Nazis who were threatening to invade us and take over." "Are you kidding? I've been watching the war on Thai news and other channels like CNN and Fox, and we are getting our butts kicked by every man, woman and peasant who is taking up arms against us. I saw an English-language newspaper that said tank commanders were deserting their vehicles and surrendering." "But I just saw the bulletin on State TV that the president of Ukraine had been killed, and the government had capitulated! "Not a bit of it, Igor! The western countries and US are rallying round the Ukraine and giving them arms, rockets and financial help. That's why I didn't have any money, they are blocking our banks from doing business and we can't sell our goods abroad. Haven't you been watching the news?" Igor suddenly realises he has been lied to and listens intently to what Ivan says... The End...?
