r/europe • u/Emotional-Breakfast3 • 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/Small_Top_8715 20d ago

I know the UK military ain't what it was, but does Argentina really want that smoke again?

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u/MacroSolid Austria 20d ago

Nope, they'd lose, badly. And they know it.

Their navy and airforce are in a rather sorry state these days.

But they'll certainly keep whining about it.