Catastrophe

We are watching the show Catastrophe. I looked up the word, "bellend." If it was one of the words I was introduced to the last time I was watching British shows I don't remember it. It probably was. The humor is so goofy. It is a little confusing. In one scene a character uses one finger and in another one the woman uses two. 

It is Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday. It will rain forever. Where does it not rain? 

Ukraine hurt one of Russia's supply routes, as they did so frequently last year. This was a bridge, Chronhar, linking Crimea to the mainland. This is one of just a few access routes, the most convenient one. The bridge was within range of the cool new British and French weapons Ukraine got. 

A program set up by the European Commission allows thousands of wounded Ukrainian soldiers to be treated across the EU. Germany has 800. 

One of the giant success stories of Ukraine is the application, DIAA, which allowed citizens to access government services before the war. Then it was updated to allow people to donate to the war effort, report war damage, and report Russian troop movements. It is now really hard to access government offices so being able to do things online is a godsend. It also removes opportunities for corruption so it is a mode people want to see replicated elsewhere. 

Ukraine has been fighting corruption. There is an independent investigation bureau. Zelensky set up a council of retired American and European judges to regulate judicial conduct. Most public procurement details are ... public which makes it easier to spot malfeasance. Corruption is now much riskier and a bunch of people have been convicted. 

Putin named every one of these new corruption-fighting units when he laid out his case for a new invasion. 

Now for your laugh-at-Russia-moment - Putin is saying the US should pay reparations for helping Ukraine in the war.