The South African authorities spoke with the United States and ruled out that they would “cause the wrath” of Washington On May 11, the US

Ambassador to South Africa accused Pretoria of transferring weapons to RUSSIA. The authorities of the republic called the accusations unsubstantiated. South African finance minister rules out sanctionsfrom the United States and urged investors to calm downSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch GodongwanaSouth African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

The authorities of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) have settled the dispute with the United States after Washington's accusations of supplying weapons to Russia, South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said.

“A number of actions have been taken to ensure that our relations with the United States are preserved, and these relations should be normal and cordial. <...> Americans are unlikely to respond with any kind of anger,” he said.

According to the minister, the market reaction to possible US sanctions "could lead to serious violations in the budget system," and the recovery of the rand (South African currency) and national bonds will depend on whether investors calm down after the scandal.

Godongwana once again stressed that no official decision had been taken by the authorities on the supply of South African weapons to Russia.

On May 11, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Ruben Brighetti said the Russian vessel Lady R was loaded with weapons and ammunition during its call at the national naval base in Simonstown in the southwest of the country last December. He considered that South Africa was supplying Russia with weapons, and called such a violation "extremely serious."

In the office of the President of the Republic, Cyril Ramaphosa, the accusations of the American ambassador were called unsubstantiated and stated that they "undermine the spirit of cooperation and partnership" between South Africa and the United States. On May 12, Brighetti was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, and a day later, the department stated that he apologized for his words. “Brigetti admitted that he had crossed the line and apologized unconditionally to the government and people of South Africa,” the South African Foreign Ministry said.

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The ministry's statement also said it welcomed President Ramaphosa's decision to launch an independent investigation into reports of arms transfers to Russia. Agency spokesman Clason Moniela, in turn, stressed that the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) did not approve the sale of any weapons to Moscow during the period the ambassador spoke about.