Russia pulls out of fishing deal and tells Britons to 'lose weight'
Russia pulls out of fishing deal and tells Britons to 'lose weight'
Moscow says a 1956 agreement has been axed in response to the UK's sanctions on six people in charge of the penal colony where Alexei Navalny died.
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 😂
We should be fine, after all since Brexit we've plenty of happy contented British fish, right?
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
Most of the fish we eat is battered, deep fried, and served with chips. So, yes.
Fish and chips? Yeah
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?
breaking: liberal DESTROYS sevastopol through sheer force of will
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!
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.
Big 'Screw you guys, I'm going home' energy here.
Pretty sure it's the British fishing boats who are going home in this scenario. Or, of course the other classic British move of starting a naval war over fishing rights.
Seems like most countries would cancel this sort of arrangement with a country funding their opponent in a war
West: Coups border country on Russian borders, pumps weapons into said country, gleefully profits off of ensuing war, sanctions Russia, repeatedly drums up how Russia would be better off glassed
Russia: Alright then, no more fishing rights in our territorial waters.
West:
Said right there in the post summary
Moscow says a 1956 agreement has been axed in response to the UK's sanctions on six people in charge of the penal colony where Alexei Navalny died.
in the latest sign of growing tensions between Moscow and the West.
They're growing, are they? Cause from where I'm standing tensions have grown up, finished uni, settled down and recently had their second child
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.
I think we should respect their sovereignty as they do for other nations.
Gosh, how unexpectedly kind of them. I've been meaning to shed a few pounds, the support is appreciated.
Back to eel pies, losers
Luckily all kinds of fish are still readily available in the UK. Thanks for your concern though