The Russian army, which had announced naval training off the coast of Ireland, agreed to relocate it after fishermen pledged to dismantle it, CNN reports.
The Russian army, which had announced naval training off the coast of Ireland, agreed to relocate it after the fishermen undertook to dismantle it.
Russia has announced that it will transfer the controversial naval training from Ireland’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The war games had angered Irish fishermen, who said that up to 60 trawlers would continue to fish in the area as usual, peacefully disrupting Russia’s maneuvers.
The Russian ambassador to Ireland said the exercise would be postponed. Yuri Filatov said in a statement: “In response to requests from the Irish government and the Irish Southern and Western Fish Producers’ Organization, Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, has decided to transfer the planned Russian Navy from 3 to 8 February. training outside Ireland’s exclusive economic zone (EEA) in order not to interfere with the fishing activities of Irish vessels in traditional fishing areas.
Earlier, news portals reported that Irish fishermen were planning to peacefully disrupt Russia’s plans to hold military exercises off the coast of Ireland in February. The executive director of the Irish Southern and Western Fish Producers Organization (IS & WFPO) said the area was “very important”. Patrick Murphy says they want to protect biodiversity and marine life. But Russia’s ambassador to Ireland says the controversy over the doctrine was “greatly exaggerated”. At a press conference organized by Yuri Filatov at the Russian Embassy in Dublin. He said the planned training of Russian naval ships “did not endanger Ireland or anyone else” and was not intended to harm them.
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