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US envoy says Russian ship picked up weapons in South Africa

US envoy says Russian ship picked up weapons in South Africa

THE United States envoy to South Africa said he was confident that a Russian ship had picked up weapons in South Africa last year, in a possible breach of Pretoria's declared neutrality in the Ukraine conflict. The rand and South Africa's 2030 government bond extended losses after the U.S. assertion as currency traders said they were worried that South Africa could now face Western sanctions. The government is opening an independent inquiry led by a retired judge into the allegation, the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement. Earlier, Ramaphosa did not confirm or deny the shipment took place when…
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SA to probe US claims that it supplied arms Russia

SA to probe US claims that it supplied arms Russia

CARIEN DU PLESSIS, NELLIE PEYTON and BHARGAV ACHARYA THE United States envoy to South Africa said he was confident that a Russian ship had picked up weapons in South Africa last year, in a possible breach of Pretoria's declared neutrality in the Ukraine conflict. The rand and South Africa's 2030 government bond extended losses after the U.S. assertion as currency traders said they were worried that South Africa could now face Western sanctions. The government is opening an independent inquiry led by a retired judge into the allegation, the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement. Earlier, Ramaphosa did not…
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In a small Russian town, a pensioner’s street art denounces Ukraine conflict

In a small Russian town, a pensioner’s street art denounces Ukraine conflict

OVER 20 years, Russian pensioner Vladimir Ovchinnikov gained a following for his street murals in the small town of Borovsk, some 70 miles (115 km) southwest of Moscow, many of which depicted the plight of victims of Stalinist-era repressions. But on March 25, just over a month after Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, Ovchinnikov created a new work, one that would place him in serious legal jeopardy. He painted a girl, in a blue and yellow dress, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, with a bomb falling onto her from above. Beneath her, in block capitals,…
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