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Britain rejects Milei’s Falklands claim: “The islands are British”

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Argentine President Javier Milei renewed Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas.
  • British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the islands are British because their residents chose to be British, and called the UK’s commitments absolute and unwavering.
  • The dispute follows comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that Washington would review its position on the islands; Britain and Argentina fought a 10-day war over them in 1982.

Britain has responded sharply to Javier Milei’s renewed demand for control of the Falkland Islands, with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting insisting that the territory is British because its residents chose that status.

The Falkland Islands are British because the people who live there chose to be British.

· Wes StreetingThe British defence secretary rejected Argentina’s renewed sovereignty claim.

Streeting wrote on social media that the United Kingdom’s commitments to the islands are “absolute and unwavering.” His statement came after Milei used a televised speech to restate Argentina’s claim over the archipelago, which lies just under 500 kilometers from the Argentine coast and is known in Argentina as Las Malvinas.

“The islands are Argentine, historically and legally. There can be no discussion. They are part of Argentine territory,” Milei said. He also pointed to what he described as “winds of change in the world that are favorable to our claim.”

The United Kingdom’s commitments to the islands are absolute and unwavering.

· Wes StreetingStreeting described Britain’s position and obligations toward the Falkland Islands.

Milei is a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, who said earlier in the week that the United States would review and assess its position on the Falkland Islands.

The islands are Argentine, historically and legally. There can be no discussion. They are part of Argentine territory.

· Javier MileiThe Argentine president renewed his country’s sovereignty claim in a televised speech.

The Falklands are a British overseas territory, but Argentina has never accepted their status as part of the United Kingdom. The two countries fought a 10-day war over the islands in 1982, which Britain won.

Winds of change in the world that are favorable to our claim.

· Javier MileiMilei cited changing global conditions while pressing Argentina’s claim.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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