Experts have questioned whether the Russians have anything to teach South Africa militarily and whether it was ethical for Modise to associate with Russia’s military at this time.
Defence minister Thandi Modise’s participation in a Russian conference on international security — while the Russian military is attacking Ukraine — has sparked criticism at home and in Ukraine.
Modise’s office announced she had arrived in Moscow on Monday to attend the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security at the invitation of the Russian Minister of Defence, General Sergei Shoigu. He said it was an open-ended question whether South Africa should support Russia or not, “whether we should actually choose sides”.
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