South Africa's naval exercise with Russia, China raises Western alarm
World powers are vying for influence in Africa amid deepening global tensions resulting from the war in Ukraine and an increasingly aggressive Chinese posture towards self-ruled Taiwan.
"These exercises are going to be a lightning rod," said Steven Gruzd, of the SA Institute of International Affairs. Pointing to similar exercises it's held with other international partners, including one with France in November, it has rejected the criticism. But, six South Africa-based diplomats - all from NATO or EU countries - told Reuters they condemned the exercise.Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov is in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Durban. Photo: Nic Bothma/ReutersIt has deployed a frigate armed with a new generation of hypersonic cruise missile called the Zircon.
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