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@MarcoPOLO@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

Russia could rip up Barents Sea agreement with UK - posing threat to cod and haddock supplies for fish and chips

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Russia could rip up Barents Sea agreement with UK - posing threat to cod and haddock supplies for fish and chips

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@MarcoPOLO@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago
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British boats are to be banned from key fishing grounds off the coast of Russia, as Vladimir Putin's government prepares to terminate an agreement dating back to 1956.
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  • ivanafterall
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    20•1 year ago

    I expect we’ll see a D-Day style mobilization from the UK by tomorrow morning.

    • @PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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      4•1 year ago

      Funnily enough Brits waged 3 wars already for the cods. Against Iceland of all countries. Best of all, Iceland won all three - each time they announced they will leave NATO, rendering the critical GIUK gap infrastructure defunct and each time Uncle Sam immediately told Brits to shut up and eat the L.

  • Bakers Doesn't
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    17•1 year ago

    We must protect the haddock at all costs!

    • @muix@lemmy.sdf.org
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      7•1 year ago

      Turning them into food doesn’t seem much like protecting

  • FenrirIII
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    17•1 year ago

    “Cry ‘Haddock!’ and let slip the dogs of war.”

    • @KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
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      19•1 year ago

      The cods of war!

  • @Blizzard@lemmy.zip
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    11•1 year ago

    Taking fish away from the Brits?! Now you’re trully fucked.

    • @Blizzard@lemmy.zip
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      10•1 year ago

      Brits’ initial reaction, though.

    • @vext01@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4•1 year ago

      This is truly an outrage.

  • Beardedsausag3
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    9•1 year ago

    That’s 1 step too fucken far mate, gone n took the piss haven’t you

  • Manucode
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    7•1 year ago

    The Swedish will get their revenge for 1648 and force the British to switch from fried haddock to pickled herring.

    • @PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksB
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      2•1 year ago

      Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

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  • @vext01@lemmy.sdf.org
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    5•1 year ago

    What fish will we buy from the chippie?

    • @hangukdise@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Sardines

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