The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has questioned this Saturday whether the United Kingdom will get militarily involved again in the Falkland Islands if the standoff with Argentina intensifies again, amid escalating tension with the Argentine president, Javier Milei. According to what he has indicated, in a crisis scenario they would contact him and "probably he will be able to resolve" the situation.
From Ireland, where he arrived this Saturday for a two-day visit focused on attending a golf tournament, Trump has emphasized that the current diplomatic conflict over the archipelago in the South Atlantic is not comparable to the war that faced both countries in 1982.
"I think at that time the United Kingdom was a different country. They went in there and took control. I'm not sure they're doing that," he stated, stressing that today London faces "other problems they have to deal with," among which he mentioned migration and energy.
"So I don't know if they will be willing to travel that far," he added, referring to the considerable distance that separates the British Isles from the Falklands.
"I am sure they will call me to intervene in that possible disaster, but if they do, I will probably be able to resolve it," he maintained while speaking about a possible clash between London and Buenos Aires, after insisting that "right now you have two countries that are not happy regarding the Falklands."
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, a close ally of Trump, has reactivated the dispute with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands by announcing sanctions against companies and individuals that promote oil projects in waters near the archipelago without authorization from Buenos Aires.
This new chapter has once again brought the focus on the ten-week war that both countries fought in 1982 for control of the islands, a confrontation that accelerated the fall of the military juntas in Argentina and consolidated Margaret Thatcher's leadership at the head of the British government.