Cyril Ramaphosa, who commented on the accusations of the American ambassador, said that the investigation did not reveal any evidence of arms supplies to Russia.
The President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that the investigation did not reveal evidence of arms supplies to Russia. He said this in his address to the nation, as quoted by Sky News.
“None of the accusations of supplying arms to Russia have been confirmed. No arms export permit has been issued and no arms have been exported,” Ramaphosa said.
We are talking about the accusations of the United States of America, according to which South Africa transferred weapons to the Russian ship Lady R under US sanctions.
It will be remembered that in the spring, the US Ambassador to South Africa, Ruben Briguete, said that they recorded the parking of a Russian cargo ship at the Simonstown naval base in December 2022. They were sure that there were weapons and ammunition there.
Subsequently, South African Defense Minister Tandi Modize denied the allegations, and Ramaphosa promised to investigate the case.
The South African Foreign Ministry said the US ambassador had “unreservedly apologized” for his accusations.
It will be recalled that in January, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Russian vessel Lady R, whose owner transports weapons for the Kremlin, turned off its transponder in December before secretly cutting into South Africa’s largest naval base , where it delivered and loaded an unknown cargo.
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