Britain responded to Miley's threats on the Falkland Islands

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Argentine President Javier Miley announced plans to impose sanctions against companies implementing oil projects in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

He announced an expansion of Department of Defense resources and the creation of an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego.

British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting emphasized Britain's absolute and unwavering commitment to the Falkland Islands, noting that the islanders chose to be British.

LONDON, September 4 - RIA Novosti. British Defense Minister Wes Streeting emphasized the ownership of the Falkland Islands by Great Britain in response to the threat of Argentine President Javier Miley to impose sanctions against companies implementing oil projects in the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

On Friday, Miley said in an address to the nation that companies implementing oil projects in the Falkland Islands pose a strategic threat to Argentina's interests. He also announced an expansion of Department of Defense resources to create an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego.

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"Miley's statement overnight tells us more about Argentine domestic politics than it does about the Falkland Islands. The Falkland Islands are British because the islanders chose to be British. Our commitment to the Falkland Islands is absolute and unwavering," Streeting wrote on his social media page X.