Malvinas: UK vows to “protect” companies exploiting the islands’ resources

The British government announced on Tuesday that it would amend its legislation to “protect” companies and individuals involved in oil drilling in Malvinas. The decision came only hours after Javier Milei’s government announced it had filed a case with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg over resource exploitation in the Malvinas Islands. “The UK won’t hesitate to protect UK businesses and individuals,” the official statement begins. The aim is to protect British companies “from pressure to comply with Argentine domestic measures and ensure that UK persons and…