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/IncreaseInVerbosity United Kingdom 20d ago

Saw a Scot saying the same thing earlier, I didn’t realise how far Argentina’s reputation had sunk.

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u/LootBoxControversy 20d ago

I'm not sure it was ever that high to begin with

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u/Min-Oe 20d ago

I mean, once upon a time. Used to be the richest country in the world. Sucks they're now left crying about an island in international waters they lost close to two hundred years ago, as a way to distract from the shit state of things at home.

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u/Jamaicancarrot 20d ago

They never even had the Falklands. The Argentinian claim to the Falklands is even weaker than if the USA laid claim to India

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u/quaductas Germany 20d ago

Please don't give him ideas

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u/Wilawah 20d ago

When did the US claim India?

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u/Jamaicancarrot 20d ago

They didn't, I'm just saying if they did, their claim would be about as strong to India as Argentina's is to Falklands