# Argentina: Milei reignites dispute over Falkland Islands

https://mins.news/en/item/44786

- DW, 2026-09-04 03:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/argentina-milei-reignites-dispute-over-falkland-islands/a-78896474?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Argentine President Javier Milei said the United States could move away from its long-standing neutrality on the Falkland Islands dispute and repeated Argentina’s claim to the territory. He announced sanctions against companies involved in oil activity there, seeking to halt the Sea Lion project, while Britain said its sovereignty position remained unchanged.

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