South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said an investigation is under way after the United States ambassador in Pretoria accused the country of having provided arms to Moscow despite its stated neutrality on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The government is opening an independent inquiry led by a retired judge into the allegation, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
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” looking into it” is the standard polite way for SA government to say they will do nothing
@Shay Moore guilty just like USA itself supplying arms to this Neonazis scumbag
@Shay Moore they didn’t and aren’t training anybody to use any SA weapons and it’s the west that does
Yes AND ??
The world order has changed & the unilateral nature of the US is outdated. They’re no longer the super power in the world & it’s a swipe at BRICS to prevent the new currency, as the dollar is used as a weapon for foe & to protect friends even if they oppress people in the holy hands for decades. The US needs to answer for its support of the occupier in Palestine.
@Shay Moore wow. I wouldn’t want you on my jury if I was ever wrongly accused of something.
It’s business
Every country can sell weapons
Not only USA
“it’s business” that’s what colonialists say. who’s invading who right now? that would be russia and they’re supplying the invader.
@Persuasive Barrier So what US invaded Iraq, Vietnam, bombed Yugoslavia and NATO aided the invader
@Wolverine123 “so what?” this is a such a weird statement. you’re just a regular citizen, you don’t have to eat government slop and say it’s good. even china invaded vietnam after the french and US. russia invaded afg. both china and russia profited from western wars, like in iraq and afg. that doesn’t make russia’s stupid invasion of ukraine “okay.”
The American empire is in its death throes, and is doing everything to maintain the facade of a nation with influence that it had in the past. However, even though it doesn’t have the overwhelming political and economic influence of the past, it still is a major military power, who has shown a willingness to engage smaller nations militarily through proxy wars, to maintain its military dominance and thereby influence the internal and external affairs of other nations. South Africa needs to thread very carefully, especially since the internal white power structure would like nothing more than to see the destabilization of South Africa’s economy, so that they may try to establish a stronger political foothold and to take full control of the economy.
Drop your delusions and stand for democracy against war criminals.
No alternatives 🇺🇸
Imagine demonizing the US then supplying weapons for communists to invade a nation unprovoked. 🤡
@Messi መሲ Fake african.
@WoodonDefine “African” for me please, then I’ll check my qualifications against it 😆
American empire is in its death throes because this is the intent of the corporate oligarchy that run the world. We are ramping up for a world wide cleansing and with the advent of AI, and using social credit scoring, this will mean the Capital will no longer be fixed to one physical place. The US badly needs a spiritual reformation to shake its people awake.
RANDOLPHA RODRIGUES, a SENADORA DPVAT, é a grande CADELA NACIONAL DO Brasil
There were no evidence, everything from United States is nothing but a ruse.
Looks like the US is looking for reasons to bring freedom and democracy to all BRICS nations.
The bully always try’s every method to get her way, intimate, accuse with falsehood, threatening, these are some of it, SA, stay strong Do not bow these colonialism tactics ❤
lol, who exactly is using colonial tactics? russia.
If you can accept the blood of innocent Ukrainians on your hands, then by all means sell weapons to the Russians. I am American, and I would be quite happy not to have friends like that. SA can do as it wants, but America doesn’t have to keep relations with such a country.
Usa is the one bullying all around.
@Cain Darin Ukrainian hands are not clean at all.
But it’s USA n other European countries are funding the war.
That’s being foolish Africa work up and stand your ground, we have rights to do n choose what we want.
85 billions dollars worth left behind in Afghanistan. America just loves helping you kill each other for the cause. One World Governance total control of everything. WEF will be easy to gather the herd. 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
South Africa please don’t go down this road .. you will be playing with fire . Supporting a war criminal is not the best strategy.
US would behave the same way if their border and interests were threatened by China. US needs to learn that they are not boss of the world.
CIA account where is the evidence that South Africa supplied Russia with weapons, you once said Iraq has weapons of mass destruction and till this day no weapons have been found
Sanction South Africa as a terrorist supplier. Since they’re willing to supply Russia for profit, let them eat the profit and be unable to sell anything going forward.
America armed Israel to the teeth and are responsible for the deaths of millions of innocents world wide. Only country to use nuclear ☢️ weapons. Just a super bully no more a super power 👎
America is a big joke 🤣🤣😜😜😜😜🤣🤣
America must protect their southern border before talking big. Their president is an old crook
Its right there ….” A very muddled explanation [by The President]. He ought to have asked the Americans to produce the receipts or scuttle along. Appointing a Judge to “look into the matter..” is absurd.
Ms Naledi Pandor, the SA foreign minister would have put the US in their place; she is a respectable diplomat but on the other hand, she does not fool around.
🤣😂🤣😂
A good diplomat …. no.
The US does not scuttle, and SA is not a country to put it “in its place.” If SA wants to ally with Russia, you have that right. Do not expect the USA to be happy about SA making a profit over the deaths of women and children in Ukraine. America can find better friends. Enjoy Russian hospitality and stop whining about the USA. Choose your allies and stand by them.
@Cain Darin and what about the millions of people the US has killed in Iraq Afghanistan Yugoslavia Somalia Syria Vietnam Libya Cambodia…..I’m sure they were happy to see them all dead. Ukranians are people too….fill in the missing words.
South Africa’s refusal to join the civilized world in condemnation of a genocidal invasion told me that they were selling arms. It’s a criminal arms ring between Russia, North Korea and South Africa.
Usa is excluding itself from the free world.
@Brown Green Thug 50 states.
@Ryan Walters Russia does not have to warn the enemy of its plans, least of all you.
@Cain Darin if you are American, you can be from Chile, Barbados, Bahamas or Brasil. Because usa is not America and never will.
@Cain Darin Ukraine has never been a peaceful nation.
You can never trust the government of South Africa as it is known of its corruptions, high crimes, and severe human right violations; while the poor & average SA population is suffering the consequences caused by the SA officials. SA should be sanctioned and closely monitored of their illegal terrorist activities.
South Africa is investigating itself Hmmmm
you talking nonsense here! They can only destroy this country !!
SA like Eritrea is playing a dangerous & cowardly game of assisting a war criminal. If confirmed, consequences should include decapitation at the top.
Why can all the west supplies weapons to Ukraine but nobody can supply weapons to its friends Russia who helped them during the aparhtied era who America suppoerted this evil system?
America is guilty herself of buying cheap Russian oil and gas. The exceptionalism!!! The irony!!!
good news
South Afrika neutral? HAW.
One of the most incompetent and racist governments on the planet say they will investigate is “diplomacy” for basically doing nothing just like with the farmer murders.
If it wasn’t for Europe and the USA SA would still be Apartheid.
If South Africa did do it? So what business is it of the United States. Stop justifying ourselves to the West. South Africa does not comment when the United States facilitates their ‘Projects’ around the globe. Return the resources to the people and live in peace.
Saudi Arabia and Iran is wanting to join BRICS. The US are probably wanting South Africa to vote against it, so they starting their blackmailing nonsense from now. Theres no other logical reason for the US to get South africa involved in this as the US gets nothing out of SA being on their side…. Its the BRICS vote for Saudi and Iran. OIL
Dirty South
pretty weird for a former colony to be supplying a colonialist in ukraine.
Promised an investigation?? Yeah,, Right
Russia gave South Africa weapons to fight apartheid nothing wrong with returning the favor
and they couldn’t even win that war!!!!!!!!😂🤣😂😂
Wmd all over again😂
SA playing with fire.
Letting a random acronym get to their heads.
Punching above their weight in the wrong fight.
Africans have NO FRIENDS.
NOBODY LOVES US.
It’s okay, don’t fret whenever South Africa investigates anything nothing usually happens….😂😂😂
Remember that weapons of mass destruction were never found. This is another one of their tactics to achieve their mission whatever it is.
Part of me thinks that flight was to pick up ammo for Prgozhin and more weapons for the Russian Army. Even then it’s a little to late Wagner has retreated from Bakhmut.
First of all it wasn’t a “flight”, secondly you are misinformed, Ukraine has all but lost Bakhmut, they are barely holding on to one major Road which leads to the nearest town
South Africa’s…..Navy, Army are destroyed by this Anc Goverment…..They need to be banned all over the world..most corrupt govermend this country ever had!! What about the Iranian Ship that came here too..My opinion is that Iran brings the weapons and then loaded on the Russian ships……They keep calling them friends,while we all try to get them and the EFF out of power. They destroyed all our railroads,roads,powerstations,just name it and it is destroyed! Next year will be time to vote ..but….they will Rigg it! They make laws here just to fit them..we need them out of here Asp…This Anc and Eff is always in Denial….Just like the 3Monkeys ,see nothing, hear nothing,speak nothing and the 4th do nothing!!
In December ANC was bankrupt, in January they paid their stuff 😂😂😂.
Now ANC will do the investigation, who are they going to investigate? 😂
Everyone knows exactly what happened except for some sheep 🐑 commenting here😂
Exactly!
Rama sold off some armament soe’s arms and ammo which nobody wants.
Voila, problem solved …. 2 birds with 1 stone.
US and EU should cut ties with South Africa tbh.
If SA continues to support a murderous autocrat like Putin using their weapons to kill innocent Ukrainians, then, as an American, I agree with you 100%. Don’t need friends like that.
@Cain Darin where is the evidence that South Africa proved weapons to Russia
The anc has crippled South Africa, imagine what the world must think of us
So you telling me the u.s is spying on the South African government.
If the US was supplying arms to Russia, it wouldn’t be through a government agency or employee. They would use an unconnected person that can’t be traced back. Like in Afghanistan in the 80s
Another libya is coming this time in South of Africa . Keep playing dangerous game
Africa is overexploited, not underdeveloped. South Africa is a sovereign country with the ability to determine its own course. The rest of the world should aid us, along with the BRICS.
Why should we help South Africa?
South Africa is a sovereign country with the ability to determine its own course. The rest of the world should aid us”??????????? Contradictory statement much?
@Julia Richter what are u helping SA with
To think of it they used a black man, shame on you 🇺🇸
Poor africa supplying weapons to a so called superpower😂😂😂😂
To all those who say, “SA is a sovereign country and can do as it pleases,” of course it can but in choosing to side with Russia (if in fact the allegations are true) then South Africa will pay a price. Sanctions… They know the rules and if they did sell weapons or ammo to Russia I hope they got paid up front and got a good price because they chose the losing team and will suffer some consequences. They might not like it, they may think it’s unfair but it does not matter, they will suffer anyway.
No price will be paid.
@Young Manit will. South Africa requires EU trade.
What price. When US killed millions in Iraq Afghanistan Yugoslavia Somalia Syria Vietnam Libya Cambodia, did South Africa threaten the US? No it didn’t.
@Silas Larsen who do you trust when none is trustworthy…anti apartheid when they were in cohorts with them behind the scenes and from the ground shifting cos of these imperialists world view through the lences of their corrupt military industrial complex…Africa doesn’t necessarily needs to do anything to them to be their main focus, they have bought the world but a few country’s Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba..i.e. one can say, so Africa doesn’t need to do anything to mercenaries. And such actions are dangerous for the world cos Africa will have to build their own deterrent as well going forward cos of the corruption of these neocons
Soooo😂😂❤
Twenty-five of the 28 nations providing military assistance to Ukraine are NATO members, including the US and UK, which are supplying Kyiv with sophisticated weapons such as multiple rocket launch systems (MLRS) and military assistance mission to train 25,000 personnel in various member states.
If you are making a point, I fail to see it. NATO members are arming a peaceful sovereign nation attacked by an aggressor nation bent on killing women and children as much as soldiers. If you are framing some equivalency, you have massively failed.
Everyone said SA would fall into factional infighting, extreme corruption and illegality and would fail miserably as a country under black rule, bingo
Looking at African “leaders” like the president of South Africa makes me realize why we black people are the most disrespected, most vulnerable,no trade relations should make us Africans allow others to dictate who we choose as our friends. no trade relations should make us Africans allow others to dictate who we choose as our friends. most persecuted; and why we are the ones at the bottom of the ladder. It is maunly because we are mentally weak and too indecisive. And that’s exactly what I see on the face of the South African president. The thing is it should not be that hard at all for us to see who are our friends, and make it crystal clear that these people are our friends, and not be apologetic about it. I am guessing it will have to be a younger generation of Africans that will have such strong and important characters that are required for our survival. No trade relations should make us Africans allow others to dictate who we choose as our friends.
The USA wants to rule the globe. It wants to dissuade any assistance to Russia by deliberately making false statements. It’s a magic act. If you are not in Europe, you are not under the leadership of the USA.
As if they didnt know.Stinks
Don’t believe a word that comes out of the useless and corrupt anc mouths,
Another episode of US bullying and intervening in the affairs of a foreign sovereign democratically-elected state of South Africa which just happens to be a founder member of the BRICS Alliance and a target of demonization by the hegedemonic US…the Port of Cape Town is a strategically important waterway traversing western hemisphere to the eastern hemisphere and so the vile satanic guile despotic barbaric narcissistic bullying Americans would want to destabilise the foundations of democracy in South Africa and instigate a coup d’etat by diktat and funding and politicising opposition parties in the country…standard CIA playbook used in destabilising countries around the world…MAKE AMERICA THE PARIAH OF THE WORLD…🔥🔥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🔥🔥
Stop asking questions. Just do as we tell you.
Let us see where this leaves this very clever (not) SA incompetent corrupt ANC government, having bitten the Western hands that “freed” them and still feeds them!
USA wants a monopoly in the arms trade, only weapons from USA and NATO can be used in this war , Russia captured many of the weapons from Ukrainians,
South Africans don’t trust the South African government…
The US embassador has been summoned by the South African government and has since apologized
Uk propaganda media katar money
Its not an alligation US supplied arms to Ukrain so US should be sanctioned and its allies NATO and EU.its proven they should be sanctioned.
Having lived in South Africa you can bet somebody got a trunk full of money from Russia. South Africa only speaks English when there are Preidents on bank notes. Slava Ukraine and Allies!
Without verifiable evidence this never happened. The US is notorious for lying like a little child 😅😅
This is rubbish news because Russian have no shortage of weapons.
They should firs talk about their bullets killing children in palastine
The South African foreign minister has unreservedly confessed to the USA for supply weapons to Russia. She also apologized to the USA
What america does the best with media spread lies .. they are angry because of BRICS
Liers or liers compulsive liers are more . Your enemy is not mine Nelson Mandela. Remember Iraq.
So what US and European countries supplying weapons to Zionist forces for last 75 years as well as other terrorist organisations worldwide.
You guys kill me!!😅You always sound so surprised when you ”discover” that war is about money $$$$.
It’s almost as if, and bear with me here, you haven’t been watching and listening to the news since 1919!!
Heads up: When the dollar amount is reached $$$$ The US and China will also go to war over (the agreed upon topic) Taiwan.
Halliburton, Bechtel, Motorola and other international corporations have YET to come to a financial agreement about who’s going to get ”how much.”
It’s sad to see what’s become of SA.
Shame on South Africa for helping Russia kill Ukrainians. South Africa has blood on its hands. 🇿🇦👎🤮🇷🇺👎🤮
America has more blood on its hand then any country on the world
“we trade arms with the Putin, and we will now investigate our arms deals with a war criminal hated by the world.” needing as much time as possible to spend or stash the cash. a very very sad, incompetent government. lights out for these stooges. (8+ hours a day and counting…)
ANC Africa national corruption
The ANC have always bowed and scraped to their Russian masters.
Cry me a river
We know that operation mockingbird never ended and we know that some of these accounts on the comment section are just the CIA trying 2 push their agenda
SA will always stay a troubled place to be
South Africa ( and Egypt ) are sending military aids to Russia since last summer. So.. South Africa need to be sanctioned
South Africa & the BRICS nations should sanction the US for supplying the world’s biggest state t3rror1st in Isra3l with weapons for decades used to attack a defenseless people.
BRICS nations has surpassed the G7 in GDP. This without the nations in queue to join. It’s a last grasp to save the dollar.
The ANC came to power based on international sanctions on the Apartheid government. Nelson Mandela even stated he considered sanctions to have been a primary cause of the new government.
So the US have given them billions in aid, so they can buy weapons and turn around and give them away? I don’t know SA needs anymore aid from the US. Doesn’t sound like they are hurting at all😒
The US still acts as if it’s the only ruthless colonialism in the world!! Expecting the whole world to follow its’ orders!! Even after Russia and China have already ENDED it!! And the whole world has stabbed it in its’ back incl. its’ best allies!! The US must wake up and understands it was ENDED and the whole world has rais.. middle fingers for it!
USA again?
US ambassador apologized already, why all mainstream media didn’t update the news?
where did it come from, these are a lot of arms that would have to be manufactured somewhere, to fill a whole cago ship, something dont add up…
GOD bless Russia nd south Africa,Glory to Russia nd south Africa in jesus mighty name Amen,the cause and foundations of the war is Italy and France Paris and,America,Napolitano,Napoli,Taranto,Torino,sardinia,Rome…………
😂😂😂
South Africans don’t trust the ANC Government either.
You have some Explaining to Do Lucy!
South africa should not support Russia or any country with Weapons if we claim to be neutral but again sanctioning South africa will be a big mistake because the USA has invested billions into South Africa and as things stand USA is benefitting more economically than SA
USA is supplying Ukraine with weapons but no one says anything but if we do it on Russia it’s world news.
SA wants to remain NEUTRAL in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I guess the world should have been NEUTRAL against APARTHEID, instead most of the world 🌍 went to bat for SA to gain your freedom yet you repay us with your selfishness.
I bet MANDELA IS VOMITING in his grave.
Way to go SOUTH AFRICA
Now. This is dumb 😂…. United States send weapons to Ukraine…….Nobody can’t support Russia 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
South afrika does not have a good president , these evil white settlers must get banned out the country