War games off east coast lay bare South Africa’s seagoing shortcomings
In Berlin, a Russian tank destroyed in Ukraine was parked in front of the Russian embassy. In Warsaw, the sound of an air-raid siren and explosions woke Russian diplomats in their embassy compound at 6am. In The Hague, a barrel organ belted out the Ukrainian national anthem at the Russian embassy. In London, the road in front of Russia’s embassy was painted yellow and blue in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
On South Africa’s coast between Durban and Richards Bay, the navy was playing war games with its counterparts from Russia and China, the significance of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine apparently lost on the participants...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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