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NW.060.VB.NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED – Russian Plane Under US Sanctions Lands In Pretoria
Russian Plane Under US Sanctions Lands In Pretoria
Is Ramaphosa Picking Putin Over West Amid War?********************************
May 8, 2023 SOUTH AFRICA
Amid tensions with the West, South Africa reportedly allowed a Russian military aircraft to land at an air force base near Pretoria. The aircraft that landed at Waterkloof belongs to Aviacon Zitotrans, one of the commercial airlines put under sanctions by the US. The US had imposed sanctions on the firm for its involvement in transporting arms and components on behalf of the Russian armed forces. Watch the video to find out what South Africa said and will this incident worsen South Africa and US ties.
00:00 – INTRODUCTION
01:11 – WHAT SOUTH AFRICA SAID
02:29 – SOUTH AFRICA-WEST TIES TO WORSEN?
04:00 – IS SOUTH AFRICA PICKING RUSSIA OVER THE WEST?
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May 14, 2023 #SABCNews
Following the U.S. Ambassadors’ allegations that South Africa supplied Russia with weapons, tonight on It’s Topical we are joined by UJ’s Director of the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation, Prof. Siphamandla Zondi and DA’s Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Kobus Marais, as well as our digital audience.
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