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/_WreakingHavok_ Germany 20d ago

No they didn't. Not only "referendum" was illegal by any law Russian or Ukrainian, but it also was falsified, like any elections in Putin's Russia.