UK reopens Chagos Islands talks with US following Trump criticism of deal: reports
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reopens Chagos Islands discussions with U.S. after President Donald Trump's criticism on Mauritius sovereignty deal. Britain working to "allay concerns."
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"Shockingly, our ‘brilliant’ NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER," Trump had posted on Truth Social. "There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness."
He added: "The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired."
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