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Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute in sovereignty push against Britain

Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute in sovereignty push against Britain
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Argentine President Javier Milei threatened to impose sanctions on oil companies operating in the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory claimed by Argentina. His escalatory move comes as the Trump administration reviews its traditionally neutral stance toward the remote South Atlantic archipelago.

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Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, the British overseas territory claimed by Argentina, in a move which could escalate tensions with London. Milei's comments in a televised national ​address on Thursday came ‌days after US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States' neutral position on the ⁠remote archipelago in the South Atlantic.

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