The State Department and the Pentagon on Monday were silent on allegations from the U.S. ambassador to South Africa that Pretoria is supplying arms to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine.
Washington, D.C., is still waiting for answers from South Africa on whether arms have been supplied to Russia, as a U.S. senator calls for reevaluating the relationship between the countries.
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The Russian embassy has hit back at the US ambassador to South Africa's controversial claims on the docking of a Russian ship in Simon's Town last year, calling out the US for "its continued double standards and hypocrisy".
Pretoria, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Russian embassy in South Africa on Tuesday strongly rejected accusations made by the U.S. ambassador in Pretoria Reuben E. Brigety of alleged South African arms shipment to Russia.