# Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s Falkland Islands claim

https://mins.news/en/item/44853

- The Guardian, 2026-09-04 05:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/president-javier-milei-winds-of-change-support-argentina-claim-to-falkland-islands

> Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, said in a televised address that “winds of change favourable” to Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands were blowing worldwide, citing Donald Trump’s suggestion that the US might reconsider its position. Milei also threatened faster sanctions against those involved in offshore oil projects in the islands. The UK reaffirmed its “long-standing and unwavering” sovereignty position.

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