South Africa loaded arms onto sanctioned Russian vessel, US ambassador tells local media
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CNN By David McKenzie, CNN The US ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the South African government of delivering arms and ammunition to a sanctioned Russian cargo vessel late last year, local media said.
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Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. was certain that weapons were loaded onto the vessel at the Simon's Town naval base and then transported to Russia.
The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia, a charge that drew an angry rebuke from Pretoria.
The American ambassador to South Africa told reporters that Washington is confident a Russian ship picked up a load of weapons and ammunition near Cape Town in December.
The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the Ukraine
CNN By David McKenzie, CNN The US ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the South African government of delivering arms and ammunition to a sanctioned Russian cargo vessel late last year, local media said.
South Africa provided a shipment of weapons to Russia in December, according to a senior U.S. diplomat who warned that such assistance could jeopardize ties with Washington.
The U.S. envoy to South Africa accused government officials of allowing a Russian cargo ship to dock at a naval base near Cape Town so it could be loaded with arms and ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
The U.S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country's administration on Thursday of loading a banned Russian cargo ship with arms in violation of sanctions.
South Africa is one of Russia’s most important allies, but says it is impartial on the Ukraine conflict and has abstained from voting on U.N. resolutions on the war.
The US envoy to South Africa accused Pretoria of sending arms to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, saying he's betting "his life" on the accuracy of the allegations. President Ramaphosa's office called for evidence.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa >> The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship linked to a sanctioned company that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town in December.
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