More questions than answers are coming out of a huge diplomatic dispute between the U.S. and South Africa over claims the African country has supplied arms to Russia.
President Ramaphosa’s office released a statement adding that more went on in Washington than was at first reported.
Observers believe the South Africans were angered the ambassador spoke publicly about the Russian cargo ship, and that is why Monyela also tweeted,"There's a commitment to use established diplomatic channels to raise whatever issue may arise in the management of the bilateral relations between the two countries."
South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a strategic dialogue opening session meeting at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation in Pretoria, South Africa, on August 8, 2022. - Blinken is on a ten day trip to Cambodia, Philippines, South Africa, Congo, and Rwanda.
This has raised another question from observers and opposition politicians. This is a tiny navy base, capable of only handling a handful of ships. Why couldn’t President Ramaphosa simply ask his defense minister to tell him — if he doesn’t know — what happened with the Russian ship?
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