
Analyst Timur Almukov linked the tightening of Argentine President Javier Miley's position on the Malvinas Islands with Donald Trump's statements about a possible revision of US policy on this issue.
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Argentina and the UK have a long-standing territorial dispute over the Malvinas Islands. President Miley announced the construction of a base in Tierra del Fuego and sanctions against British companies.
The toughening of the rhetoric of Argentine President Javier Miley on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands is associated with the words of US President Donald Trump about the possibility of revising the American position on this issue. RT analyst in Spanish, author of the Telegram channel “It’s always sunny in Santiago” Timur Almukov, pointed this out in a commentary to Lente.ru.
According to the analyst, it was after the statements of the American leader that the Argentine president addressed the nation, talking about the “winds of change” around the world and announcing the construction of a naval base on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and sanctions against British companies involved in oil projects in the Malvinas.
“Miley decided to take advantage of the window of opportunity that appeared against the backdrop of regular contradictions between Trump and the British authorities,” Almukov said.

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