Russian state TV host claims Ukraine's allies are reduced to eating squirrels because they are spending all their money on military aid

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 07:20

A composite image showing a grey squirrel on the left and Russian state Tv host Olga Skabayeva on the right. — Russian state TV host Olga Skabayeva pounced on a UK news cycle about eating squirrels.
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A Russian TV host claimed that the UK is eating squirrels over Ukraine war-related food shortages.
The claim appears to stem from unrelated reports advocating eating grey squirrels.
Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, and groups want to preserve native red squirrels.

A Russian state TV host suggested this week that people in the UK are being forced to eat squirrels because their country is spending so much money on military aid to Ukraine.