South Africa’s defense department has welcomed a probe announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa into allegations the country supplied arms to Russia amid the ongoing war with Ukraine.
A spokesperson from the department said the inquiry will offer the department an opportunity to ventilate its side of the story with concrete evidence.
This comes as South Africa’s Head of Diplomacy, ClaysonMonyela, said the country’s foreign minister will speak to her US counterpart, Anthony Blinken.
On Thursday, the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December.
President Ramaphosa’s office said it was disappointed by the claims and said no evidence had been provided to support them.
