Milei Revives Falklands Sovereignty Claim, Announces Sanctions Against Operators

Argentine leader says oil firms working off Falklands face sanctions

Javier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory, saying the "winds of change" favour it.

Argentina’s Milei Revives Bitter Dispute With UK Over Falklands

Argentina’s Javier Milei is reviving his country’s bitter clash with the UK over the Falkland Islands, targeting a new oil project in the disputed area in strident terms as the popularity of his presidency sinks.

By Manuela Tobias and Jonathan Gilbert

Argentina’s Milei Battles Falling Ratings by Reviving Claim to the Falklands - WSJ

Argentina’s Milei Battles Falling Ratings by Reviving Claim to the Falklands  WSJ

President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands

President cites Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US support for British sovereignty, and threatens swifter sanctions on British oil interests President Javier Milei has said “winds of change favourable” to Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands were “blowing around the world” in a televised address, citing signs that Donald Trump might reconsider the US position on the islands’ sovereignty. “Recently, President Trump declared that the US is re-evaluating its historic posi...

By Tiago Rogero South America correspondent

Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions

Argentine President Javier Milei is escalating a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands with tougher sanctions targeting companies involved in a major offshore oil project

By The Associated Press

Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions over Falklands oil drilling

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has threatened sanctions against oil companies operating off the Falklands.

Milei escalates Argentina’s Falklands dispute with UK as Trump hints at US policy shift

Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country’s dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the British-controlled archipelago and praising US President Donald Trump for saying Washington could reconsider its neutral stance on the islands’ sovereignty. Milei cast Trump’s comments as proof that his close relationship with the US president – criticised by political opponents as overly deferential – was paying dividends. “T...

By Associated Press

Argentina: Milei reignites dispute over Falkland Islands

The Argentine leader said that a change in the US's position on the Falkland Islands could be coming, which would alter the US's years-long neutrality on the issue.

Argentina’s president threatens sanctions on Falklands oil fields amid tensions with UK

The Falkland Islands are British territory but Argentina lays claim to them

By Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Argentina’s Milei revives bitter Falklands dispute with UK

Argentina’s Javier Milei is reviving his country’s bitter clash with the UK over the Falkland Islands.

Milei declares ‘Falklands are Argentinian’ as diplomatic dispute with Britain heats up

By Press Association

Milei vows oil sanctions, says Falklands are Argentinean

President of Argentina Javier Milei has reiterated the country's claim on the Falkland Islands and said he would introduce sanctions on any oil companies working in the area.

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Argentina: Milei Reignites Dispute over Falkland Islands

Argentine president Javier Milei said the US could shift its Falklands stance, ending decades of neutrality over the disputed islands.

Milei to toughen sanctions on unauthorized Malvinas oil drill

The Argentine president said that any initiative in the islands will be ‘considered a violation of national security’ La entrada Milei to toughen sanctions on unauthorized Malvinas oil drill se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald.

By Buenos Aires Herald

Argentina’s Milei revives bitter Malvinas dispute with United Kingdom

“Today our national cause faces a clear and urgent danger,” Milei said in a televised address Thursday evening. “And demands a proportional response.” Leer más

By Manuela Tobias & Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

Chile backs Falklands claim as Argentina recognizes its sovereignty over Magellan Strait

Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Thursday reiterated his government's backing for Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, following a bilateral meeting in Santiago with his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei. At the same meeting, Milei recognized Chilean sovereignty over the whole of the Strait of Magellan.