Buenos Aires (Argentina), 4 Sept. (LaPresse/AP) – Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated the dispute between his country and Britain over the Falkland Islands (known as the Malvinas to Argentines), promising new measures to block an oil project near the British-controlled archipelago and praising US President Donald Trump for stating that Washington might reconsider its neutral stance on the islands’ sovereignty. Milei interpreted Trump’s remarks as proof that his close relationship with the US president – criticised by political opponents as being overly deferential – is bearing fruit. “The United States is considering this change of position because it knows that Argentina has a reliable partner, aligned with Western values, in a strategically important position that can be a valuable ally in the decades to come,” Milei said in a nationwide televised address.
Argentina: Milei renews claim over the Falkland Islands
Buenos Aires (Argentina), 4 Sept. (LaPresse/AP) – Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated the dispute between his country and Britain over the Falkland Islands (known as the Malvinas to Argentines), promising new measures to block an oil project near the British-controlled archipelago and praising US President Donald Trump for stating that Washington might reconsider its neutral stance on the islands’ sovereignty. Milei interpreted Trump’s remarks as proof that his close relationship with the US president – criticised by political opponents as being overly deferential – is bearing fruit. “The United States is considering this change of position because it knows that Argentina has a reliable partner, aligned with Western values, in a strategically important position that can be a valuable ally in the decades to come,” Milei said in a nationwide televised address.