International relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor on Monday dismissed criticism of joint military drills with Russia and China, saying hosting exercises with 'friends' was the 'natural course of relations'.
International relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor on Monday dismissed criticism of joint military drills with Russia and China, saying hosting exercises with “friends” was the “natural course of relations”.
South Africa is one of Russia's most important allies on a continent divided over the invasion and Western attempts to isolate Moscow because of its military actions. It has close ties with Moscow, a friend of the governing ANC when it was a liberation movement opposing white minority rule, and will host a joint military exercise with Russia and China on its east coast from February 17 to 27.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's government has expressed a desire to mediate in the Ukraine conflict as a neutral party. South Africa has little trade with Russia but champions a world view — favoured by China and Russia — that seeks to undo perceived US-hegemony in favour of a “multipolar” world in which geopolitical power is more diffuse.
Russia's state Tass news agency reported on Monday a Russian warship armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise weapons would participate in the drills.
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