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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Back to eel pies, losers

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

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!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

We should be fine, after all since Brexit we've plenty of happy contented British fish, right?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

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.

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