Trump’s ‘retribution’ could now include Falklands as favor to Milei – and revenge on the UK
US president suggests he might support his Argentinian acolyte’s drive to reclaim sovereignty of disputed islands Donald Trump has long embraced vengeance. “I am your retribution,” he declared to an admiring audience at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as he commenced his march back to the White House. It is unlikely Argentina, and far-flung holdovers of the former British…
US President Donald Trump has hinted at potential support for Argentine President Javier Milei's claims to the Falkland Islands, reigniting tensions between Argentina and the UK. The centuries-old dispute over the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to Argentina, has been dormant since 1982 when both nations fought a brief but bloody conflict.
The islands have been under British control since that war, but Argentina has never given up its claim, despite the islanders' insistence that they remain British. Trump's recent comments have emboldened Milei, who seized the opportunity to address his countrymen on television, stating his intention to reopen the claim to the islands.
The US president's vindictive mindset, fueled by grievances against the UK for not supporting his decision to go to war on Iran, could lead to further consequences beyond the South Atlantic.
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- Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions on Falklands oil developers while citing Trumps openness to rethink the U.S.’ stance fortune.com
- Mixed reactions in Argentina and abroad to Milei’s Malvinas announcement buenosairesherald.com
- Trump’s ‘retribution’ could now include Falklands as favor to Milei – and revenge on the UK theguardian.com
- "Our future is for the people who live here to decide," Falklands Assembly tells Milei en.mercopress.com
- Israeli investors in crosshairs of Argentina’s Milei over Falklands oil project timesofisrael.com
