A 1956 agreement that allowed British boats to fish in the Barents Sea has been ripped up, in the latest sign of growing tensions between Moscow and the West.
The fishing deal was signed by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, but Russian politicians have now claimed it was never in the national interest.
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Russia’s parliamentary speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said: “The British need to study some proverbs - ‘Russians harness the horse slowly, but ride it fast’.”
He told politicians that “the unscrupulous British” had eaten Russian fish for 68 years - declaring: “Now let them lose weight, get smarter.”
Canny disagree wi the second part, tbh 😂
Fish consumption, of course, being a famous cause of obesity?
Edit: Look, I’m making fun of the guy, I’m British, you don’t need to all take it upon yourselves to explain fish and chips to me.
It’s probably a reference to fish & chips, which… yeah.
I don’t think that’s the fish part
Fish and chips? Yeah
Most of the fish we eat is battered, deep fried, and served with chips. So, yes.
We should be fine, after all since Brexit we’ve plenty of happy contented British fish, right?
So Kruschev did it, so it doesn’t count, but they should get Ukraine because of something that happened 1200 years ago?
I’ve learned not to expect consistency from them but somebody there must see how ridiculous they look.
Of course they see. It’s the saying that gets one defenestrated.
At the risk of whataboutery, Jews claimed Palestine after 2000 years and no one in the West found that a preposterous reason to ethnically cleanse and commit genocide.
It is extremely convenient to have the Palestinians pay the price for Europe’s crimes. Logic and consistency have nothing to do with it.
Kruschev gave Crimea to Ukraine so it’s consistent to reverse anything he did.
Country with no warm water ports say what?
Careful, a few weeks ago I was told anyone saying “warm water port” is Russian.
If that cunt Putin wants to get in the way of my fish suppers, he’s gonna get a face full of dandruff. The wee Dobby looking gobshite that he is. Someone give him a sock so he can fuck off!
I think we should respect their sovereignty as they do for other nations.
Big ‘Screw you guys, I’m going home’ energy here.
It’s worth remembering that most things Russia says about the UK are for the domestic market.
Like all the “turn the uk into glass” stories, barely mentioned here, but a frequent drumbeat on Russian TV.
Gosh, how unexpectedly kind of them. I’ve been meaning to shed a few pounds, the support is appreciated.
It was known earlier among Russians as the Northern Sea, Pomorsky Sea or Murman Sea (“Norse Sea”);
So the sea is historically Norse, and as know russia is big on respecting historical owners, thus that this sea belongs to the Norsemen.
