SA USA Relations I South Africa's government not happy with U.S Ambassador arms remarks

The International Relations Department has confirmed that the US ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety has apologised for alleging that the country sold weapons to Russia to use in the war against Ukraine.

On Thursday Brigety told local media that US intelligence was confident that arms and ammunition had been loaded onto a Russian ship near Cape Town in December last year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an inquiry which a retired judge will chair. The department's spokesperson Clayson Monyela explains.

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