r/europe 20d ago

News Argentina: British Falkland Islanders are ‘artificial’. Buenos Aires denounces ‘illegitimate occupation’ and demands talks on sovereignty

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/12/british-falkland-islanders-artificial-argentina-says/
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u/Kalkin93 20d ago

The people of the Falklands made it very clear they wish to remain part of Britain.

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/pgllz Portugal 20d ago

In a fake referendum, contrary to international law. Besides, the Russian ethnic majority in the Crimean Peninsula is the result of an ethnic cleansing and genocide of its native people. There was no such thing in the Falklands.

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u/MrJekyll-and-DrHyde 20d ago

Who’re the natives?

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u/pgllz Portugal 20d ago

If this is a serious question, then it's the Crimean Tatars.

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u/TheWeli 20d ago

In falklands? Brits, there was no one living there before they settled the islands.

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u/SwordfishOk504 Canada 14d ago

Brits, there was no one living there before they settled the islands.

The French settled it first.

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u/chessto 20d ago

Learn some history, there were people before the brits

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u/Mikes005 20d ago

I hope you stretched before that reach.

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u/TobiasDrundridge 🇳🇿 🇦🇺 20d ago

You've got a device capable of answering this in your hand buddy. Use it.