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News & Current Events Apr 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM

Argentina calls for renewed negotiations over Falkland Islands

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Euclidisthebomb 22 hr ago +272
omg lol. right after the news about Trump's meltdown and threats towards the UK on the Falklands. Hilariously stupid. Hopefully the UK's direct response to Argentina is short and succinct: No.
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nsfwthrowaway5969 21 hr ago +52
It will be.
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TyrialFrost 20 hr ago +33
The USA interested in the Falklands after coincidently recent find of  ~319 million barrels of oil?
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MrPezza 14 hr ago +18
And coincidentally not long after Trump gave them $20 Billion dollars to pay off their national debt, which I'm sure come with the caveat of him personally getting kickback on any kind of drilling rights.
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Intergalatic_Baker 8 hr ago +2
Argentina Starting a war on behalf of Trump drilling rights when he’s about die of old age. Even with F-16s, they’re still be in dire shape of mounting any attack, because once they start, they have to take it. Even if they destroy the defences then, they’ll face an RAF logistics mission that will reinforce the islands, and that can be executed by air bridge within hours of an attack being reported. Despite this war’s success because of the Royal Navy, this time around, the Navy would take weeks to arrive, the Royal Air Force would take 24 hours of travel. And they could fly troops and weapons out in the same flights… Hell, if they really want to be efficient, they’d charter BA A350/B789-10s as a first leg flight to Ascension Island, there’s numerous planes and seats, that would take the strain off MRTTs flying into the combat zone (I wouldn’t recommend an A350/B787 flying to Falklands too, because if they have to turn around, there’s not a landing strip and at least an MRTT could A2A Refuel).
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HourPlate994 14 hr ago +11
Doubt they care. It would be expensive to extract and transport, also 319M barrels isn’t even that much. Saudi Arabia pumps something like 2-3M a day so it would be 100-200 days worth in comparison.
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ZookeepergameNo7151 15 hr ago +3
Bingo
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OllyDee 22 hr ago +949
Ask the Falklanders for a negotiation, they’re the ones that live there.
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Alundra828 20 hr ago +532
They already voted 99.8% favour to remain part of the UK a few years ago... as if there was any doubt...
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Ratattack1204 19 hr ago +72
Wonder what that .2% is like. Like a dozen dudes? lol
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No-Risk-2584 19 hr ago +296
It was 3 people One voted that way so it didn’t look rigged (he thought 100% would look suspicious) I believe another vote was a joke or a mistake, and the last one was a protest vote because he wanted the islands to be fully independent.
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jcw99 19 hr ago +95
I believe I've heard a few times the joke one was to piss off his wife.
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HinDae085 13 hr ago +23
Must be quite idyllic in the Falklands where pissing off the missus is joke voting no on a referendum lol
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SKULL1138 10 hr ago +6
I know someone who was stationed at the Falklands for a good while in the Forces. I think he’d call it anything but idyllic. Now retired, I’m not sure how much he’d require to ever go back, even for a quick trip. Bearing in mind a quick trip is months on a boat in the middle of nowhere. Or a military aircraft.
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Guilty_Bit_1440 17 hr ago +9
That last guy is their Dale Gribble.
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GlobalNuclearWar 19 hr ago +31
That’s Marvin. He doesn’t get along with anyone.
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realborislegasov 19 hr ago +13
Classic Marvin
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_larsr 17 hr ago +8
He’s a depressed robot with a mind the size of a planet. People don’t like being around him.
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ElMatasiete7 16 hr ago +4
I know that at one point in time there were one or two argentinians living there I think. Have no idea if it would be them though.
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Tomas2891 19 hr ago +3
They didn’t ask the sheep?
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Sunless_Tatooine 21 hr ago +72
Exactly! Everybody else can Falk off!
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evilparagon 14 hr ago +16
Exactly what Denmark said during Trump’s first term when he proposed buying Greenland all the way back then. Don’t ask Denmark, ask Greenland.
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Constant-Map7687 13 hr ago +8
2013 sovereignty referendum . The Falkland Islanders voted to remain a British overseas territory. Can't imagine much has changed. [read more here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21750909)
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Brilliant_Version344 21 hr ago +13
Well this administration doesn’t care they insulted Greenlanders and expect Greenland to want to be part of the USA
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RickyRetardo__ 14 hr ago +5
Who do you think owns the Falklands Islands?
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Puzzle-Necked 21 hr ago +6
Their response: Baaaaah
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M-lifts 21 hr ago +1
The sheep?
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Beerboy01 22 hr ago +534
Milei government must be in turmoil if they're wheeling out this distraction.
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Manannin 17 hr ago +42
When was Argentina not in turmoil?
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Eagle4317 22 hr ago +255
Seriously, whenever Argentinian politicians bring up taking back the Falklands, it essentially always means they’re a desperate despot.
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staybehind23 22 hr ago +275
"Taking back" implies it's ever been Argentinian, which it hasn't.
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MrBeer9999 11 hr ago +2
A desperot, if you will
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Feedback-Neat 15 hr ago +1
They just don't want to be kidnapped by trump 
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vaska00762 21 hr ago +50
Not really. Trump/Hegseth say they'll no longer recognise UK claims to the islands in retaliation for the UK refusing to attack Iran.
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Naxirian 21 hr ago +141
The US didn't do shit to help last time so what difference does it make lol
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atlanticverve 20 hr ago +18
I think this is a serious problem for the UK. The US didn’t help last time, but they didn’t hinder either. Trump is not just neutral, he’s anti Europe. He will team up with Putin against Europe for example. And meantime, he has loaded (practically gambled) 40 billion usd to bail out Argentina already. The UK can still defeat Argentina, but not if the US interdicts our navy.
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HairlessWookiee 19 hr ago +21
> The US didn’t help last time They didn't participate directly, but they supplied munitions, fuel, and took over the in-flight refuelling operations in Europe normally handled by the RAF because all their tankers were diverted to Ascension Island. Reagan even signed off on a backup plan to borrow a US Marines assault ship capable of operating Harriers if one of the Royal Navy carriers was sunk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War#United_States
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atlanticverve 19 hr ago +3
Thanks, I didn’t know that
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Optimal-Divide8574 15 hr ago +2
I think Reagan and Thatcher cooperating was a very different situation than Keir Starmer and Trump.
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yubnubster 14 hr ago +3
That would be quite the move though..
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Beerboy01 21 hr ago +28
Really the title itself says it's Argentina wheeling out this distraction, as they do when there's domestic turmoil.
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vaska00762 21 hr ago +17
There's never not going to be an Argentinian government that keeps claiming the islands. And there's never not going to be domestic issues in Argentina. The fact is that the Millei government has taken the opportunity of Trump/Hegseth saying they'll cease recognising the territory as British. When you realise the whole mess with Chagos/Diego Garcia is also dependent on what Trump is feeling that day.
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Optimal-Divide8574 15 hr ago +2
It was the Diego Garcia base being handed over to the Mauritius I think.
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primax1uk 13 hr ago +3
It'll be because he thinks Trump will back him up
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Dashyguurl 21 hr ago +4
This is Argentinian politics they bring it up all the time, pretty sure Milei brought it up at the height of his governments optimism as well
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MacriTheCat75 21 hr ago +9
Economy is shit, there are more poor people then before, crime won't stop and now people eating donkeys cause they can't afford real meat. This f***** goes all over the world yapping and then dancing like a monkey for Israel meanwhile our country burns 
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LittleSchwein1234 22 hr ago +136
And I call for negotiations with my neighbour over his gazebo. Sorry, things don't work like this.
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bterrik 21 hr ago +7
You can’t negotiate with a [Gazebo](https://www.thedailydungeonmaster.com/08-24-2021/eric-and-the-dread-gazebo)
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TyrialFrost 20 hr ago +8
Did your neighbour also recently discover ~319 million barrels of oil under the gazebo?
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Random-Mutant 19 hr ago +8
It wasn’t recently. That oil has been known about for a long time, and the UK went to war to defend it.
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Ra_In 11 hr ago +3
The money is in the ~~banana stand~~ gazebo.
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antisocialdecay 22 hr ago +6
I mean, do you REALLY want a gazebo?
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LittleSchwein1234 22 hr ago +23
Not really, but my cat once shat at the ground there, so it's obviously mine
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macross1984 21 hr ago +116
Falklanders already stated their preference.
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frozen_pope 22 hr ago +77
There’s no negotiation. Let’s not do this again. A lot of young men died for the right of the islanders to self determination.
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ApricotNo2315 13 hr ago +22
Ironically Argentina’s war guaranteed no British government could hand them over. I’m sure the UK would have liked to be rid of them previously; it’s not as if they were desperate to hold onto territory in that period.
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Mr_Laz 11 hr ago +11
We did want to get rid of them previously because of the cost. Margaret Thatcher actually agreed to joint sovereignty with Argentina multiple times and then to lease the islands from them, similar to Hong Kong, but the Falklanders and Argentina were strongly against it.
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LordChichenLeg 10 hr ago +3
I think Argentina was for it for a while as the US was pushing us and them to make a deal. But I'm pretty sure military dictator took over and went to war so to keep his power.
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Mr_Laz 10 hr ago +2
Sounds right, I believe the offer was made before the war like you said, during the war when the task force set sail, which Argentina refused again, and then finally after the HMS Sheffield sank the US attempted to mediate the joint-sovereignty of the island (or soemthing similar I can't remember), but at this time British lives had been lost and we refused it. That's where that famous phone call between Reagan and Thatcher comes from. [https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v13/d315](https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v13/d315) "Thatcher: (garbled) lies, because they refused to accept the deal before we had to re-enter to take the island. I have to retake them now. I didn’t lose some of my finest ships and some of my finest lives, to leave quietly under a cease fire without the Argentinians withdrawing."
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WestleyMc 20 hr ago +61
If the US wants to destroy any remaining right wing support in the UK, suggesting Argentina should take the Falklands might be one of the best ways you could think of! They might keep the ones who don’t watch the news or can’t read.. which might be a decent % tbf
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pattyboiIII 16 hr ago +19
It's almost comically the perfect stance to take to destroy all remaining support. Maybe second only to spitting on Thatchers grave, which this honestly would feel like.
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zevonyumaxray 14 hr ago +7
Thatcher is disliked by a fairly large percentage of the UK population even with the dozen years since she died.
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pattyboiIII 14 hr ago +9
I'm well aware. I'm one of them. But the few members of the right who like the US love thatcher.
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Dial-Appreciator 12 hr ago +4
Farage will support Trump no matter what, he has no ideology
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FlamingoWitty9324 12 hr ago +2
i dont think they care
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NecessaryCharge6071 13 hr ago +18
There’s nothing to negotiate. The matter was settled quite decisively in 1982 by the men and women of HM Armed Forces and by the Falklanders in 2013 when they voted overwhelmingly to remain with the Brits. Buenos Aires can kick rocks.
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PropJoesChair 15 hr ago +44
To any onions reading this who think the falklands should be argentinian: learn from the mistakes of the generations before you, and read a history book before you get embarrassed on the world stage again. This is an imperialist and colonial attitude. the falklands were british before your country existed. you never had a population there. the population who live there voted absolutely overwhelmingly to stay british. nobody wants you there, you aren't welcome there, you have no claim to it whatsoever. stop falling for the jingoist propaganda. we WILL fight you over it.. AGAIN... and you WILL lose.. again.
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ApricotNo2315 13 hr ago +23
This. I’d have more sympathy if Argentina wasn’t a colonial state existing on land stolen from indigenous people. Being criticised by people with surnames like ‘Sanchez’ without them realising the irony.
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bananagrabber83 13 hr ago +9
Especially so considering the genetic mankeup of Argentina compared to nearly every other Latin American country, where there are still significant populations of people with indigenous blood. Argentina is 99% white European because they just wiped out the indigenous residents.
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ApricotNo2315 13 hr ago +6
Yes and they’re notorious for being the most arrogant in South America because of it.
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jack5624 22 hr ago +154
As a Brit, I must say. We had a war over this once. I don’t see why we wouldn’t again.
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Maleficent_Owl_7001 22 hr ago +111
Honestly Americans have as much understanding over the Falkland Islands as they do over Greenland.
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woodpaulusgnome 22 hr ago +8
Polar bear and penguin habitats too.
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ScottyBoneman 22 hr ago +14
Should start negotiations over Patagonia.
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ElementaryRogue 22 hr ago +12
We've already got welsh infiltrators over there, so why not.
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Heisenberg_235 20 hr ago +7
Send Clarkson back
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TyrusX 22 hr ago +2
Please do keep guard of those people.
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doobiedave 10 hr ago +2
The islands are now much better defended anyway. Argentina would need US assistance to attack again, so that's not happening. There's over a thousand military personnel stationed there, and four fighter jets that could more or less wipe out the Argentinain Air Force on their own, even without the air defenses the UK have installed.
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Lucky-Elk-1234 19 hr ago +2
Because they would probably have the Americans on their side this time. I have no doubt that Trump has encouraged this conversation, purely to stir up shit in the world as usual.
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xinzaha 12 hr ago +9
For all his blustering, flailing and bellowing- there is no world in which the USA would side with Argentinia in an armed conflict against the United Kingdom. Trump may threaten it, but it would be the end of the western world as we know it - if he even tried to direct troops that way his ousting or heart attack would be swift.
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KoriJenkins 12 hr ago +14
Such a tired thing. I'm anti-colonialism, but the Falkland islands are like fully British. It's not like other old colonies that are ethnically diverse and distinct from the mainland. This is a British settlement.
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explorerazure 20 hr ago +36
Argentina refuse (contrary to the UK) to take it to the UN cos they know they'd lose, all you need to know
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Constant-Map7687 13 hr ago +13
In 2013 the Falkland Islanders spoke. They overwhelmingly wished the islands to remain a British overseas territory. Can't imagine much has changed [read more here ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21750909) Trump is like a little baby stomping his feet when he hears the word no . He threatening everyone when he doesn't get his own way.
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Relbang 8 hr ago +3
The argentine argument does not care for the islanders, as they call them "implanted" or "occupiers"
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RaiTheSly 22 hr ago +45
Does Argentina have any historical claim to these islands, or is it a case of "it's close to our coast so it should be ours for some reason"?
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lemons_of_doubt 21 hr ago +57
I read one argument that the islands belongs to them because they share a continental plate.  I could point out that by this logic Sweden owns Japan 
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theocrats 13 hr ago +18
An Argentine argued the treaty of tordesillas meant that the Falklands belong to them. As Spain ceded the territory to the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. That logic means the US is Spains!
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ABitTooMeh 21 hr ago +87
The islands were uninhabited when Britain settled them c. 1760, half a century before Argentina existed. And they're 300 miles/500 km from the Argentina coast. London and Paris are closer. The significance of Argentina's claim is the 200 mile sole access to mineral resources zone, and a further claim to South Georgia another 800 miles/1300 km south east which then gives a claim to Antarctic territory.
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PresidentPopcorn 11 hr ago +3
300 miles away. Hardly local.
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RezzleG 22 hr ago +9
Kind of. Spain governed the Island originally and Argentina claim that it 'lawfully' took over administration of the Falklands after they became independant. They did claim the Islands back in 1820 before the British swiftly took them in 1833. The British have held them ever since, and it is claimed by the British that their explorers and settlers landed on the Island some 100 years prior. It also has some poor moral arguments saying that because the British populated the Island, they are therefore not 'indegenous' despite the Island being largerly uninhabited prior. The Georgaphy also has a part in it. So yes they did 'formally' occupy the Falklands before the British, but this is largely seen as illegitimate.
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Jigsawsupport 20 hr ago +32
To be accurate. Sequence goes. "Penguins" "Possibly native South American since extinct". "British captain" "Failed separate French and British colony" "Failed Spanish Colony" "Extremely failed Argentine colony they accidently started a minor war with the US" "British Colony from then to now".
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MrBigWaffles 21 hr ago +6
Are there any particular valuable resources in or around the island? Or is it just "we want land".
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RezzleG 21 hr ago +11
Historically it's always been a matter of claims to the land, and I suspect to the Argentinians it still is; however they are moving into large-scale development drilling production for off-shore rigs as of 2025, which may be why Trump has suddenly peaked an interest, and I suppose it gives the Argentinians a bit more of a reason to start talks again
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umataro 14 hr ago +2
Piqued. I don't think he had already had any interest that could've peaked.
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PiloteandoNeo 16 hr ago +3
It is not just the land, it is the sea. There is oil and fish, and chinese fleets doing whatever they want because the UK and Argentina can’t agree on the limits nor fishing regulations.
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Secret_Wishbone_2009 12 hr ago +9
The falklands were a country before argentina existed
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No-Anything-7291 22 hr ago +39
Krusty: Children, remain calm. The Falkland Islands have just been invaded. I repeat, the Falklands have just been invaded!
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Bluetiful88 22 hr ago +13
The disputed islands lie here, off the coast of Argentina
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Nibenleid 22 hr ago +45
People always try to make some news out of this sort of thing when the headline may as well still be "water is wet." The Falkland issue is a weird universal issue in Argentina, the country may be bitterly divided in just about every other way but in this one, its lock step. There's no politician in Argentina that will not at least pay lip service to the issue. Nothing is going to happen, ever, Argentina has no functional military and for the absolute disaster that it is, its still a democracy, it cannot and will not do anything than keep doing what it has been doing for 40 years, pointlessly feed a nationalistic clamor with meaningless actions. The whole Trump thing will serve to stoke nationalism in both the UK and Argentina but its otherwise meaningless.
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Maleficent_Owl_7001 22 hr ago +23
It only comes up when the Argentine economy is shit or their government is in trouble.
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Nibenleid 22 hr ago +21
Its always coming up, regardless. Not that the Argentinean economy or its goverment are ever not in trouble. Its just being posted and commented on because Trump became involved. I bet the Argentinean foreign ministry talks about on a monthly if not weekly basis.
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Jigsawsupport 20 hr ago +2
They ought to use it as a economic indicator at this point. "oh they are sabre rattling again best summon the IMF for yet another rescue package".
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Exact_Green2061 21 hr ago +13
This is the new type of "Ally" the US wants instead of the UK. Maybe Argentina should some ships to the Persian Gulf to help out Trump.
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old-legs-623 21 hr ago +7
That one *was* on my Bingo card.
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No-Letterhead9608 13 hr ago +8
UK should call for negotiations over Buenos Aires. Why the f*** not? We have as much claim to that as they do over the falklands. And let’s be real, based on how the falklands war went down, we could take it if we wanted.
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Frosty_Audience2349 20 hr ago +5
Send Jeremy Clarkson over there as a negotiator.
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ImpressiveGift9921 19 hr ago +4
There already is a peaceful and definitive solution. The islanders decide their future, not the US, Argentina or anyone else.
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Athrul 13 hr ago +4
What's up with the Trumps and Putins of the world and wanting land. Can't they just go back to their island? 
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NetflixVodka 12 hr ago +7
The Falklanders can negotiate with the natives of Argentina - oh wait, they can’t, because they were all genocided by colonialists.
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hazzap913 10 hr ago +4
The people of the falklands want to remain a British territory, end of story
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Senior-Surprise-3401 10 hr ago +3
The people of the Falklands are British, so that's not exactly a surprise.
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ConsequenceNo2571 22 hr ago +11
They should try attacking and see how that works out for them 
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SHITBLAST3000 21 hr ago +10
>"The Argentine Republic once again expresses its willingness to resume bilateral negotiations ​with the ​United ⁠Kingdom that will allow for finding a peaceful and definitive ​solution to the sovereignty dispute ​and ⁠bring an end to the special and particular colonial situation in which they ⁠are ​immersed," Foreign Minister Pablo ​Quirno said in a post on social media. The response will be most likely a nuclear submarine going on a trip to the region.
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fuzzbook 21 hr ago +35
There is a peaceful and definitive solution. It's that the island is British.
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fuzzbook 21 hr ago +8
Trade them for the 1986 world cup that you stole from us
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Illustrious-Ebb-5460 12 hr ago +2
Never forget. 
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manfr57 22 hr ago +16
Encore un coup de Trump derrière Javier Milei pour faire pression sur keir Starmer pour le faire fléchir sur l'Iran
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Skarmory2 22 hr ago +23
This should be the spur to truly separate ties with this US government. This sort of talk is threatening the sovereignty of our territories.
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RezzleG 22 hr ago +4
I'm seeing comments like this on a regular basis and I don't think people appreciate just how difficult 'seperating ties' with the US would be, there are so many huge US tech and finance companies which we rely on every day, our militaries including our nuclear deterrant are intertwined, the US is our largest export base outside of the EU, we have a ton of supply chains with the US, and a lot of our global leverage is based on our relationship with the US. We are not ready to cut ties, at least not yet. It should be a slow, methodical and impact mitigating transaction over many years. Build our military, invest in our tech sectors, invest in renewables and work with our EU allies to promote bilateral growth amongst countries. Then we can look at seperating ties.
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vaska00762 21 hr ago +11
Cutting ties is one thing. Sending the King on a State Visit to the US is another. If the United States has unilaterally decided UK sovereign territory will no longer be recognised as such, then why is the UK government still lining up to kiss Trump's feet? This is the sort of incident where you'd expect Foreign Secretary David Lammy to summon the US Ambassador, and for the government to even consider canceling the State Visit by the King.
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NotEntirelyShure 13 hr ago +3
Britain and the Falkland islanders are more than happy to negotiate how you will f*** off and how far.
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After-Dentist-2480 12 hr ago +3
Of course it does. Trump told it to. U.K. starting point should be the wishes of the islanders. U.K. ending point should be telling Argentina to f*** off.
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Diligent-Rule4109 12 hr ago +3
So if Argentina were to have it then what will they do with the people on the island that don't want it?
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PresidentPopcorn 11 hr ago +3
I bet they have. They can f*** off.
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Hirork 11 hr ago +3
No. Argentina's claim is the most flimsy of any territorial claim. Before European powers showed up the islands were completely uninhabited. The islands are well outside the extent of their maritime border. Their single claim is that Spain gave control of the Islands when they gained independence. But no effort was made to inhabit them. The US are being stupid with their current games, if they support Argentine control but deny the Chagos deal.
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the_chin2 19 hr ago +4
The Falklands are quite firmly British territory. There's nothing to negotiate like there's nothing to negotiate between USA and Greenland.
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oldmanbelly 22 hr ago +2
This is the time that we hold those god damn sheep accountable. One sheep, two sheep, three sheep, shit, this is a lot of sheep. I’m getting sleepy.
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Street_Anon 20 hr ago +2
Who would want to join a country that went from developed to developing country?
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urmumr8s8outof8 19 hr ago +2
Computer said no.
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manniesalado 18 hr ago +2
And Trump finds just a little more shit to disturb.
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Rasples1998 16 hr ago +2
Here we go. It's our turn to get greenland'ed
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NOT_EVEN_THAT_GUY 16 hr ago +2
oi not the fuckin Falklands again
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notabarcode128535743 15 hr ago +2
And Maggie, over lunch one day, took a cruiser, with all hands, apparently, to make them give it back
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SteveBusecmi01 14 hr ago +2
Nothing to negotiate I’m afraid, Falklands are British 🤷‍♀️
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LwyrUpAmrca 14 hr ago +2
I love the Argentines but they really need to let this one go
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Blank3k 14 hr ago +2
And what's the cause of this latest round of nonsense? Oh yeah, it's that orange prick yet again.
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Ok-Middle8656 13 hr ago +2
We already negotiated this. I seem to remember it ended with an Argentine battleship at the bottom of the sea.
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Kampfzwerg1992 13 hr ago +2
How about NO?
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Known_Limit_6904 12 hr ago +2
It's all fun and games till the argie conscripts are receiving a bayonet charge to the face.. again 🤭
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Fresh_Sock8660 11 hr ago +2
Something tells me their president's front is a complete facade. On the front he seems like a lunatic who'd probably make a dog his minister of defence (or whatever they have in Argentina). But he has yet to do anything truly crazy, like invading the Falkland islands.
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CombatRedRover 11 hr ago +2
Argentinians kicking themselves for not having something ready to go a few weeks ago.
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Fit-Knowledge-3714 10 hr ago +2
Time to close the US airbases UK.
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Equivalent-Point475 10 hr ago +2
the "most logical" progression is: 1) argentina takes back falklands with the US's help 2) renames it to Trump Islands 3) sells it to the US under a special administrative region framework in which the island's finances fall under a privately owned company by trump /s or is there an "/s"? can't tell anymore
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hdix 8 hr ago +2
Good news both UK aircraft carriers are sailing at the moment. Should book a nice vacation right outside Falklands
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Ok_6970 7 hr ago +1
Time to rev up the Vulcans again…
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Good_Ad_1386 7 hr ago +1
Since it seems that Trump provoked this, do it his way. SAS kidnaps Argentine president....
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hlmather86 15 hr ago +3
Dear Argentina, No. Kind regards the United Kingdom.
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Kaito__1412 13 hr ago +3
It's kind of hilarious that all Argentina wants to do is use force and invade, but they can't because they are poor and stupid.
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edotb 20 hr ago +4
argentina is a mess poverty stricken place
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Tacti_Kel_Nuke 21 hr ago +4
People are stupid is they think our country would try to take the Malvinas again though force. Our armed forces are made of paper, and we are a democracy now, not the best ofc, but is not a dictatorship like the one that declared war on the UK in the 80s just because the military "president" wanted to save face and avoid being trial by the population after leaving power. The only nutjobs that want a war again are a small minority of fat right extremists online that would make Milei and Trump look like social democrats. Milei doesn't care about the isles ofc, he only cares now cuz now supporting the claim would be political suicide 
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Senior_Astronomer_26 20 hr ago +9
Milei is not bothered with Falklands. He has said in an interview with Wall Street Journal that he has got no problems with British and he only plays lip service about Argentinian claim over Falklands as constitutionally required. That language is far softer than any Argentinian leaders. Also, he is Anglophile and loves British rock bands.
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Tacti_Kel_Nuke 18 hr ago +5
And he loves Margaret Thatcher too
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Downtown_Ad6875 8 hr ago +2
Falklands*
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JobTight8252 21 hr ago +2
Milei, don't even think about it. Take a giant step back and think long and hard about your next move. Uncle Sam isn't the friend you think he is. 
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Mr_burns_ 19 hr ago +2
Falklands war pt 2.. get the Vulcans out of storage!!
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Intruder313 19 hr ago +2
Pointless Now go find a new way to distract from your economic woes
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ash_ninetyone 18 hr ago +2
Milei must be needing a distraction. This always seems to come around every so often. Usually when the Argentine government has bad news to bury
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Brutal_De1uxe 16 hr ago +2
There's nothing to negotiate, so no.
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manchester449 13 hr ago +2
Maybe they saw UK paying Maritius to take over the Chagos Islands and thought that’s a great deal if we can get it too. It was obvious that Chaogs would lead to questions about Falklands.
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-ToniCipriani- 20 hr ago +1
It’s a pure diplomatic thing that everybody knows will go nowhere, there’s no chance Argentina’s current armed forces can take over. Only scenario was if they had the power from 1982 and Britain in present day, but even so, a coalition would surely form and intervene.
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yamanagashi 20 hr ago +1
This took a WILD turn didn’t it?
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Potential-Fan-6148 19 hr ago +1
Holy f***. I bet Trump promised Argentina support to take the falklands because he’s having a spat with the UK. So stupid. I hate this.
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elitistjerk 19 hr ago +1
Do we really have to relitigate f****** the entire 20th century?
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_yetifeet 19 hr ago +1
Surprise, f****** surprise.
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Old-Tomorrow-2798 18 hr ago +1
2026 vibes so bad that Margaret Thatchers ghost has risen from its piss filled grave.
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thatasianguy88 18 hr ago +1
NATO have been busy
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Brilliant_Bowler_994 17 hr ago +1
Of Course you do sweetheart.. 
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No_Wolf4283 17 hr ago +1
Going to get messy this
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rockford853okg 16 hr ago +1
Yo professor, what focking islands are we talking about?
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WGSMA 14 hr ago +1
The negotiations should be “come and take them”
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willNffcUk 14 hr ago +1
Just sent Argentina some donkeys to eat
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SavingsSquare2649 14 hr ago +1
Could the UK call on article 5 this time if Argentina tried to take the islands again?
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Visible_Property8813 11 hr ago +1
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aplayer_v1 11 hr ago +1
The people voted to stay with the uk why can't they respect that
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markycrummett 10 hr ago +1
Is it election time already?
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Individual_End_9004 10 hr ago +1
Economy on its arse, no money for anything, but yes, taking on a conduct where they’d essentially be using the same shit they used last time wound great idea. Would be over before It started. Absolutely zero threat.
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blufin 10 hr ago +1
It’s not going to happen. There would be a riot if Starmer even entertained the notion.
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Guardian2k 10 hr ago +1
We settled it once already, young men died for a conflict that started because of a failing far right government was desperate to cling onto power, the people of the falklands have made their position clear and so has the UK, cheeky bastards.
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Rcomian 10 hr ago +1
ok, we get at least two ships to the Falkland Islands immediately, and we openly negotiate with our NATO allies about potential article 5 invocations so that everyone is knows where we stand.
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Then_Owl7462 10 hr ago +1
Its just a grift, it needs putting into law that the only people who can change the status of overseas territories are the people living there.
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Brido-20 10 hr ago +1
Sure. "No." Negotiations over.
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Regular_Print_7650 9 hr ago +1
Argentina must have too many flagships floating around and needs some help getting rid of them
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GlenFoySuperStriker 9 hr ago +1
The Falklands are for some reason the one talking point that unites every Brit that isn’t on Russia/Maga take. Insanely stupid to do this again.
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Background-Gas8109 9 hr ago +1
I thought that he was gonna take them? Did he piss his pants already?
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ScientistNational363 9 hr ago +1
There’s nothing to negotiate.
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opisska 9 hr ago +1
I would be surprised if Argentina wanted to negotiate over Falkland islands. Islas Malvinas on the other hand ...
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Particular_Cicada395 9 hr ago +1
Hey Argentina, F*** the hell off. The Orange trumpet won't do shit for you.
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