JOHANNESBURG—Several weapons experts with knowledge of the international arms industry have told The Epoch Times it’s “highly unlikely” that South Africa secretly exported weapons or ammunition to Russia.
On 11 May, at a press conference in Pretoria, United States ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety made headlines around the world when he said: “The arming of Russia, by South Africa, with the vessel that landed in Simon’s Town, is fundamentally unacceptable.
“We are confident that weapons were loaded onto that vessel and I would bet my life on the accuracy of that assertion.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa immediately denied the allegation, and pledged to establish an independent inquiry to investigate the ambassador’s claims….