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Russia pulls out of fishing deal and tells Britons to 'lose weight' (news.sky.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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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."

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[–] anothermember@lemmy.zip 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's probably a reference to fish & chips, which... yeah.

[–] anothermember@lemmy.zip 6 points 8 months ago

I don't think that's the fish part

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

Fish and chips? Yeah

[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 4 points 8 months ago

Most of the fish we eat is battered, deep fried, and served with chips. So, yes.