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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says baseless claim by US ambassador ‘tarnished our image’.

Germany's foreign minister has called for Russia “to stop the bombing” of Ukraine, a pointed message to South Africa as it draws accusations of aiding Moscow's war effort

On 11 May 2023 the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that South Africa had secretly exported arms to Russia in December 2022. The announcement rapidly fed into a popular narrative that South Africa was increasingly siding with Russia in relation to Moscow’s aggressive war in Ukraine.

Visit to Moscow follows US allegations that weapons were loaded on to a Russian ship in Cape Town in December.

Russia’s top army general and his South African counterpart have discussed “military cooperation” while meeting in Moscow

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday the country's non-aligned position did not favour Russia over other states and reiterated its call for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.

South Africa's presidential security advisor said on Saturday the country was "actively non-aligned" in Russia's war against Ukraine, after U.S. allegations that it had supplied weapons to Moscow led to a diplomatic crisis this week.

US ambassador to South Africa says he is confident a Russian ship under US sanctions loaded weapons destined for Putin's forces in Ukraine.

South Africa’s foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. Ambassador to a meeting over allegations he made that the country had provided arms and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine