South Africa investigating US charge of supplying arms to Russia – By News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / May 11, 2023
US ambassador in Pretoria accuses country of providing arms to Russia despite its stated neutrality in the Ukraine war.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said an investigation is under way after the US ambassador in Pretoria accused the country of having provided arms to Russia despite its stated neutrality in the Ukraine war.
The government is opening an independent inquiry led by a retired judge into the allegation, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Thursday
Earlier, the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, told local journalists in a briefing that Washington was confident a Russian vessel had uploaded weapons and ammunition from South Africa in December.
“Amongst the things we noted were the docking of the Russian cargo ship Lady R in Simon’s Town between December 6 and December 8, 2022, which we are confident uploaded weapons, ammunitions … as it made its way back to Russia,” Brigety said in a briefing to local journalists, as cited by the Reuters news agency.
