‘Falklands is still British and Thatcher was brilliant,’ says Argentina’s Milei
President vows to get islands back ‘through peace’
Argentina’s president Javier Milei has admitted that the Falkland Islands remain in the hands of the British as he boasted of his admiration for the “brilliant” Margaret Thatcher.
The right-wing populist, described as South America’s Donald Trump, went against previous leaders who historically insisted the Malvinas remained Argentine – but vowed to get the islands back through a “framework of peace”.
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