While officials said intelligence made it known that South Africa may have helped Russia with arms for the war, South African officials disclosed it is “nonaligned” on the conflict, and deny selling weapons to Russia.
Part of the letter read, “Intelligence suggests that the South African government used this opportunity to covertly supply Russia with arms and ammunition that could be used in its illegal war in Ukraine.”
The U.S. lawmakers, as part of the proof that South Africa is an ally to the war, revealed a joint military exercise held with Russia and China in February; a Russian cargo plane under US sanctions was allowed to land at a South African air force base in April; and South Africa’s plan to host an international summit known as BRICS in August that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may attend.
“We are seriously concerned that hosting the 2023 AGOA Forum in South Africa would serve as an implicit endorsement of South Africa’s damaging support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” it added. Meanwhile, the spokesman for South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday disclosed any talk of formal sanctions for South Africa over Russia was “reckless” and “purely alarmist.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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