Milei says Falklands population was "implanted by the occupying power" in sovereignty dispute

At the UN General Assembly in New York, Argentina’s president Javier Milei criticized the organization over the Falkland Islands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute with Britain and said his country would act independently if the world body did not. He objected to the Sea Lion offshore oil project, described resource extraction under foreign control as unlawful, and his government began sanctions proceedings this month against over sixty companies and individuals linked to the drilling. In the same address, Milei argued that the islanders’ right to self-determination should not settle the issue, attributing their presence to an outside ruling country and pointing to the unresolved sovereignty question. Britain says it will defend the islanders’ political status as British, while the UN treats the dispute as unresolved and calls for negotiations.