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The report also said the South African National Defence Force was not aware that the cargo ship was under US sanctions until it reached South African waters
US Ambassador to South Africa Rueben Brigety claimed in May that South Africa supplied Russia with arms in December through the Lady R cargo vessel, which a panel investigation report has since debunked.
"The panel found that there was no evidence to support the claim that the ship transported weapons from South Africa destined for Russia", President Ramaphosa said on Sept. 03. South Africa's Rand crashed after the US accused Pretoria of arming Russia.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a televised address on Sunday, September 3, asserting that an independent investigation found that no arm...
GOOD SG says the US ambassador created a diplomatic storm and he must take ownership of his comments