President Milei deepens military ties with London and Washington.

On Monday, the news site Agenda Malvinas leaked information revealing that six senior Argentine officers were summoned to a meeting on Tuesday at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires.

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The meeting is as “a direct exchange with officers of the power that exercises colonial occupation over the Malvinas, at a time when the United Kingdom is intensifying its military exercises in the archipelago,” Agenda Malvinas stated.

The meeting also comes just days after Defense Minister Luis Petri canceled a lecture at the National Defense University (UNDEF), which had been organized in collaboration with the British Defense Ministry.

The leaked document details a summons under the pretext of a talk titled “Modern Warfare: Perspectives and Lessons from the Battlefield in Ukraine.” However, the list of invitees and the tone of the text reveal a broader strategic maneuver.

Agenda Malvinas reported that the topic of “the war in Ukraine” serves as a pretext for senior Argentine commanders to absorb “NATO doctrine.”

The official communication requires the presence of personnel from the Navy’s most sensitive divisions, including the Directorate General of Intelligence and the Marine Infantry Command — both pillars of Argentina’s defense and strategic projection capabilities.

The text reads, “The United Kingdom is moving forward with dual-use infrastructure in the Malvinas to expand its reach into Antarctica. What happened? London approved the construction of a new port in Argentine Port (Stanley), which will replace the historic FIPASS, a floating structure in use for more than 40 years. The project, valued at between £100 and £120 million, will be carried out by Harland & Wolff and is expected to be operational in 2027.”

From Academia to the Military High Command

Earlier, in an article published on the website Atlantico Sur, former Malvinas Secretary Guillermo Carmona said the planned UNDEF conference represented an “institutional paradox” and an act of “collaborationism.”

According to Carmona, it would have been a direct exchange between Argentina’s military leadership and officers from the power that maintains a colonial occupation in the South Atlantic.

Although the new meeting provides a broader framework, it confirms a clear policy by President Javier Milei’s government — particularly given the list of invitees requested by the British Embassy, which includes Rear Adm. Pablo Javier Barbich, head of Navy Intelligence, and Rear Adm. Javier Pedro Lopez, head of the Marine Infantry, along with the directors of Naval Material, Personnel, Education, and Cyberdefense.

The text reads, “Javier Milei calls on the United Kingdom to strengthen its presence in the Malvinas: the British crown will invest 65 million pounds to consolidate its presence in the South Atlantic and protect the islands. Oil and fishing are in the hands of pirates.”

A Policy of Strategic Subordination

The tone of the leaked document — which uses the formula “request to assign personnel” — suggests an order rather than a protocol invitation among peers. The situation fits into a series of gestures by the Milei administration that deepen alignment with the United States and the United Kingdom.

This military rapprochement coincides with speculation about Washington’s interest in establishing a military base in Ushuaia — a move that, given the historic U.S.-U.K. alliance, would require British approval due to the Falklands’ strategic position as a NATO base in the region.

The Argentine government has multiplied its concessions, such as the purchase of F-16 fighter jets without radar range sufficient for operations over the Malvinas, and President Javier Milei’s meeting with the president of Kosovo — a state Argentina does not recognize diplomatically to remain consistent with its principle of territorial integrity supporting the islands’ claim.

Added to this is Chief of Cabinet Guillermo Francos’ reception of the new British ambassador to Argentina, David Cairns, who previously served as vice president of Norwegian oil company Equinor — a firm with exploration concessions on Argentina’s continental shelf.

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Sources: Agenda Malvinas — La Politica

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