South Africa denies it supplied weapons, ammunition to Russia

South Africa denied U.S. accusations that it had supplied Russia with weapons and ammunition, Reuters reported on May 12. The Financial Times reported on May 11 that U.S. officials were "confident" that "weapons and ammunition were loaded onto the Lady R, a Russian vessel under sanctions that docked at Simon’s Town naval dockyard near Cape Town in December." Authorities in one of South Africa's major export and tourism hubs told Reuters that it would make "zero economic sense" to aid Russia given its trade relationship with the U.S. and the...