Vladimir Putin (left) speaking to his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Russia-Africa summit in 2019. Photograph: Sergei Chirikov/AP
Pretoria hit back at the accusation
Originally published on AntiWar
The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the nation of secretly supplying Russia with weapons, a claim that drew a rebuke from Pretoria.
US Ambassador Reuben Brigety said he knew that a Russian ship that docked in South Africa in December was loaded with weapons but did not provide evidence for the claim.
“We are confident that weapons were loaded on to that vessel and I would bet my life on the accuracy of that assertion,” Brigety said. “The arming of Russia by South Africa … is fundamentally unacceptable.”
The accusation is sure to strain ties with South Africa as the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it was “disappointing” Brigety made the charge while an investigation was ongoing.
Vincent Magwenya, a spokesman for Ramaphosa, said the US and South Africa had agreed to let an investigation into the Russian ship run its course and that US intelligence could provide what evidence it had.
“It is therefore disappointing that the US Ambassador has adopted a counterproductive public posture that undermines the understanding reached on the matter,” Magwenya said.
South Africa’s neutral stance has angered the US as Pretoria has not gone along with sanctions against Russia. South Africa also recently conducted joint military exercises with Russia and China.
Yet again more state department BS artistry aimed at intimidating and blackmailing people around the world. Read our lips: we couldn’t care less!
Anyone else see the blatant hypocrisy of this yank ambassador fidgety? The United States of Terror arms every genocidal thug, every corrupt dictator and myriad of international terrorist groups and has the gall to challenge an independent state South Africa for sending arms to Russia. Even if SA is doing so, I say good on them and good luck to both South Africa and Russia.
Reuben is not yank, he is an International Jew. Please don’t call this piece of shit a Yank. And he is not Bridgety, he is Fidgety. Created when his “father” had his mother in a poop choote.
So what, we are member of BRICS
I doubt it very much, but if they have so bloody what? South Africa remembers who helped them defeat the Apartheid Nazis, it wasn’t the US it was Russia, the US as usual supported the Nazis.
Load of horseshit you wrote. Usa and UK were the best supporters of the ANC. ANC hq was in London.
I suppose switching sides when the regime was sinking is political posturing. To present a picture of a freedom loving west meant making decisions given that the situation was changing without the west.
Nah. West supported the apartheid nazis. They even had open apartheid in America at the time. The enemies of black people. I hate them.
colin powell said the same bullshit when they attacked Iraq, presenting a can of powder saying is the proof of chemical mass distruction weapon and it proved fake, fabricated “evidence”!!!???
Do you idiots see? The black man is not the enemy of Slav, so stop the racism. The enemy of the ENTIRE world is the Anglo Saxon.
South Africa never was a neutral country like the Swiss. Denel is a weapons exporter.
The UK secretly supplies weapons and then annonces that they have done so. South Africa should say to the UK US, WHY would we keep it secret if we did it?
Good to see the Southfront mods are still vigorously prioritizing the comments of deranged retards
Yaaaaaaaaaaawn…it’s all over for the no longer “great” Satan. Flush that filthy worthless Pentacon “backed” ( barely ) IOU fiat filth ex Saudi/mercan toilet paper dollah and gimp basturd €urodollah. No more free lunch for psychopathic uppity bums. Z
Putin should just send bears to negotiate with american warmongers. Or better lions. Paint the towns with these warmongers.