US Ambassador Accuses South Africa of Supplying Weapons to Russia

The US envoy to South Africa has claimed that a Russian ship picked up weapons in South Africa last year, potentially breaching Pretoria's declared neutrality in the Ukraine conflict. The South African government has opened an independent inquiry into the allegation, while the US has warned countries against providing material support to Russia. South Africa is one of Russia's most important allies on a continent divided over its invasion of Ukraine, but says it is impartial on the conflict and has abstained from voting on UN resolutions on the war.