South Africa’s misguided loyalty to Russia that extends to the apartheid era is outdated and will, no doubt, have serious consequences.
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South Africans fret over US arms-to-Russia chargeSouth Africans were left angry and baffled on Friday after the United States accused their country of secretly shipping arms to Russia.
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US apologizes for accusing South Africa of supplying weapons to RussiaThe government in Pretoria said US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, “admitted that he crossed the line and apologized unreservedly.”
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South Africa: Govt Summons U.S. Envoy Over Russia Arms AccusationThe US envoy to South Africa accused Pretoria of sending arms to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, saying he's betting "his life" on the accuracy of the allegations. President Ramaphosa's office called for evidence.
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South Africa, U.S. In Top-Level Talks Over 'Weapons for Russia'Amid controversy over an American claim that South Africa has supplied weapons to Russia, South Africa's foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with one another late Friday about what Blinken described as "the vital U.S.-South Africa relationship." Blinken's call to Pandor was made after South Africa summoned the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, in a diplomatic démarche to protest his remarks on Thursday that the U.S. is "confident" that weapons and ammunition were loaded onto the Russian cargo ship Lady R at the South African naval base in Simon's Town in December 2022. In a strongly worded statement issued after the démarche, the South African foreign ministry claimed that Brigety had "admitted that he crossed the line and apologised unreservedly." But in a tweet, Brigety said only that he had been grateful for the opportunity to "correct any misimpressions left by my public remarks." Blinken confined his statement to saying that "we discussed further strengthening our partnership to advance shared global priorities" and a State Department read-out of the call with Pandor said he had "underscored the importance of the U.S.- South Africa strategic partnership and reiterated cooperation on shared priorities, including health, trade, and energy." On Saturday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed "disappointment" with Brigety's "undiplomatic" handling of the matter. Earlier, the Presidency said the remarks had undermined "the spirit of cooperation and partnership that characterised the recent engagements between U.S. government officials and a South African official delegation led by National Security Special Advisor to the President, Dr Sydney Mufumadi". The Presidency said it was public knowledge that a Russian vessel known as Lady R had docked in Simon's Town. "Allegations have since been made about t
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South Africa: The South African Government Demarches the US AmbassadorThe Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has demarched the United States Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben E Brigety, and expressed the South African Government's utter displeasure with his conduct and statements made yesterday, alleging that South Africa sold weapons to Russia.
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