DrBanneker
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They really trying to revive this Africa as a proxy battlefield for US/Russia beef huh
From the Financial Times:
The US has accused South Africa of supplying arms to Russia, escalating a foreign policy crisis for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government over the country’s ties to the Kremlin and its position on the war in Ukraine.
Reuben Brigety, the US ambassador to South Africa, told local media on Thursday that the Washington believed weapons were loaded on to a sanctioned Russian vessel in December.
“The arming of the Russians is extremely serious, and we do not consider this issue to be resolved,” he said in comments reported by South Africa’s News24.
The rand plummeted to 19.2 to the dollar on the reports, its weakest level since April 2020.
The US embassy and South Africa’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
From the Financial Times:
The US has accused South Africa of supplying arms to Russia, escalating a foreign policy crisis for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government over the country’s ties to the Kremlin and its position on the war in Ukraine.
Reuben Brigety, the US ambassador to South Africa, told local media on Thursday that the Washington believed weapons were loaded on to a sanctioned Russian vessel in December.
“The arming of the Russians is extremely serious, and we do not consider this issue to be resolved,” he said in comments reported by South Africa’s News24.
The rand plummeted to 19.2 to the dollar on the reports, its weakest level since April 2020.
The US embassy and South Africa’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.