South Africa Sees Russia

Putin is your ally, Mr President, not South Africa’s – John Steenhuisen
The Democratic Alliance does not consider Russia, or Vladimir Putin, to be an ally of our Nation. We cannot and will not agree that South Africa should consider an authoritarian regime, that is currently violating international law by waging an imperialist war of aggression against a sovereign state, as an ally.
South Africa sees Russia as a valued ally, Ramaphosa tells Putin
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