Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) has described talks with the British foreign secretary, Liz Truss (left), as like a conversation of “the mute with the deaf”
In Moscow the doughty Liz Truss
Sat down with Lavrov to discuss
The fate of Ukraine
But alas, once again
Her ignorance caused a big fuss
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Anna Leporskaya’s ‘Three Figures’ was sent for restoration after a security guard doodled on it with a ballpoint pen on his first day
A bored worker on his first day
Found his conscience beginning to sway
So he drew some eyes, tainting
A valuable painting
For which he was soon sent away
The Art Newspaper, Russia
Majorities across Europe reportedly think Russia will invade Ukraine in 2022 and believe both Nato and the EU should support Kyiv
At least half of Europe, or more
Have stated they strongly abhor
All Russian aggression
And give the impression
That right now they’re up for a war
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Correspondence described as “love letters” from North Korea’s Kim Jong-un had to be retrieved from Donald Trump after he improperly removed them from the White House
Trump often mentioned how Kim
Would write beautiful letters to him
And inspired such great awe
That he broke the law
But the chances of charges are slim
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The UK’s Channel 5 has announced it will not renew Neighbours after this coming British summer
Bad news for those who like to see
Australians on the TV
As it seems Channel 5
Won’t keep Neighbours alive
So now it will end tragically
Channel 5
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow warning for snow and ice warning for the entire country
There’s arctic air coming and so
The temperatures dropping down low
So you know what to do:
Emit more CO2
Before we’re all buried in snow
Will online craze Wordle still be free after a buyout by The New York Times?
Wordle fans must wait to see
If their favourite game will be free
Or will the fun all
Go behind a pay wall
Now it’s been bought by the NYT
A New Mexico burglar apologised and gave $200 to homeowners for “reimbursement for the window he broke”
A couple came home to a thief
In their home, but then to their relief
There was no aggravation
He paid compensation
And told them the tale of his grief
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In a heavily-edited report on ‘partygate’, senior civil servant Sue Gray (right) concluded there was a ‘failure of leadership’ by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left)
Some people are praising the way
The top civil servant Sue Gray
Gave an elegant chop
To those at the top
Though there wasn’t much she could say
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Joe Rogan has addressed controversy over his Spotify podcast, hours after the streaming service announced a plan to tackle the spread of Covid-19 ‘misinformation’.
You remember that meathead called Joe
Who got a lot wrong on his show?
Well now Spotify
Have decided to try
To tell listeners where they should go
Pic: Spotify
