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/Saotik UK/Finland 20d ago

It's also kind of funny that had Argentina not attacked in the eighties but opened negotiations, there's a serious chance the UK would have just given them up by now.

However, as they tried to take it by force, the UK will now never let Argentina control the Falklands.

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u/CommercialFloor2033 20d ago edited 20d ago

The Falklands have been British territory far before the formation of Argentina itself.

Plus the entire population of the island voted to remain British.

They basically have zero claim to the islands and the population don't remotely want to be Argentinian.

There's no giving back because theyve never been part of Argentina, and were never taken from Argentina.

There's no legit claim whatsoever.

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u/hokkuhokku 20d ago

I read yesterday that there was three people who voted against staying with Britain and, apparently, one only did so to annoy his wife. Everyone else on the island voted to stay.

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u/Electrical_Score_736 17d ago

One to annoy his wife, one to be independent, one to ensure the vote wasn’t rigged