South Africa Investigates Possible Arms Delivery to Russia
Summary by NewsWall May 12 23
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an investigation into allegations that the country supplied weapons and ammunition to Russia, despite taking a neutral stance on its invasion of Ukraine.
- According to US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety, the weapons were collected by a Russian ship that docked at the Simon’s Town naval base in Cape Town in December.
- The South African presidency stated that although US intelligence had agreed to provide evidence of the shipment, none has been provided so far.
- Ramaphosa announced the investigation on Thursday, just hours after Brigety's allegations.
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