The National Conventional Arms Control Committee, which monitors and certifies all arms trade in and out of South Africa, says no arms or ammunition have been sold to Russia from South Africa. Far from being contrite, the South Africans are very angry, with a spokesman for the presidency saying on Friday that Washington would not be allowed to dictate South Africa’s relations with other countries, and that US ambassador Reuben Brigety would receive a démarche a diplomatic reprimand of the highest order. What South Africa allegedly supplied to Russia, sparking an extraordinary diplomatic row and jeopardising billions in US-South African trade and investment, is being treated as a top secret by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government. Do you think that United States is trying to threaten every country that does not abide by its foreign policy ?

