J.Milei presented the indirect threats of the American leader to Britain as proof that his close relationship with D.Trump, which political opponents criticize as overly submissive, is bearing fruit.
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“The United States is considering this change of position because it knows that Argentina has a reliable partner, adhering to Western values, in a strategically important position, who could be a valuable ally in the coming decades,” the Argentine leader stated on national television.
After that, he announced large-scale actions aimed at stopping the development of the deepwater oil project “Sea Lion,” located about 220 km north of the Falkland Islands.
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Here, the British company “Rockhopper Exploration” and Israel’s “Navitas Petroleum” plan to start drilling work in the coming months and extract oil in 2028. Argentina considers this project an illegal exploitation of resources in waters it considers its own.
He threatened stricter sanctions on companies involved in offshore drilling and announced new funding for a naval base in the southernmost Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego to strengthen the country’s military presence near the islands, called the Malvinas Islands in Argentina.
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