Uruguay's foreign minister separates the "invaded island" from the money extracted from the Falklands

Uruguay's foreign minister separates the “invaded island” from the money extracted from the Falklands

Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 09:32 UTC

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Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin argued that the Falklands dispute has changed in nature with oil exploration: one thing, he said, is “the invaded island” and “the fight against colonialism”, and another is “when a lot of money is taken from there”. His remarks come as Yamandú Orsi's government considers buying two patrol vessels from the Royal Navy, a deal that has already prompted a resolution from twenty deputies of Argentine President Javier Milei's party. Read full article

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Steve Potts
So many people believe the 'Invaded island' hogwash spread by Argentina.
Oct 01st, 2026 - 10:53 am - Link - Report abuse +2
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Don Alberto
The British BOT Falkland Islands was a colony, where no indigenous people has ever lived. Not so anymore; according to UN's Charter, the people living in the Falkland Islands has the right to decide, what they want. They did so in 2013 with a 98% supermajority in the referendum, which was observed by scores of international observers.

The British Falkland Islands were never Argentine, as proven by in proto-Argentina’s ambassador to Great Britain, Don Ignacio Núñez.
Prior to the 1825 treaty of trade and friendship between Great Britain and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, ambassador Don Ignacio Núñez compiled a description of the new state, including a list of every single territorial possession of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata: “Noticias históricas, políticas, y estadísticas de las Provincias Unidas del Río de La Plata” (Historical, Political, and Statistical Accounts of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata).
Every territory and every small island belonging to proto-Argentina is included in the list.

Now tell us exactly where in this comprehensive list does he mention “the British Falkland Islands” - under any name you can imagine.

It has been claimed that Jewitt made a formal claim on the islands in 1820.
Official en.wikisource.org/wiki/Report_of_Col._David_Jewett._Commander_of_the_privateer_Heroina._to_the_Supreme_Director_of_Buenos_Aires._February_1st._1821

Photos of the original Jewitt report falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/jewett-report-resignation-letter-feb-1-1821-x-5-1-2-agn.pdf

That the Falkland Islands did not belong to Argentina was confirmed again in 1865, 1866 and 1869 by two Argentine presidents and a vice president in their official ‘State of the Republic’ speeches.
1865 Mensaje del Presidente de la República Argentina, Bartolomé Mitre, ante la Asamblea Legislativa, 1866 Mensaje del Vicepresidente de la República Argentina, Marcos Paz, 1869 Mensaje del Presidente Domingo Sarmiento.
Oct 01st, 2026 - 02:17 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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Steve Potts
More on the so-called Invaded Island ruse

Falklands – The Usurpation Myth (1 pg): https://www.academia.edu/44026596/Falklands_The_Usurpation_Myth
Oct 01st, 2026 - 03:31 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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imoyaro
That's great! Believe Argentina! See where that gets you...
Oct 02nd, 2026 - 12:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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