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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tiago Rogero South America correspondent

Javier Milei: ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands

Javier Milei at a lectern delivering his speech
Supporters had expected Milei to use his address to announce an unprecedented US endorsement of Argentina’s claim. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images

President Javier Milei has said “winds of change” favourable to Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands are blowing around the world in a televised address, citing signs that Donald Trump may reconsider the US position on the islands’ sovereignty.

“Recently, President Trump declared that the US is re-evaluating its historic position in relation to the Malvinas,” he said, using the Argentinian name for the islands.

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