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The Democratic Alliance has criticised the South African government for defending the military exercise with Russia scheduled for next month off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal while Moscow continues with its invasion of Ukraine.

South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, ahead of their bilateral meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023.South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, ahead of their bilateral meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023.

Russia invaded Ukraine almost a year ago claiming it wanted to degasify and demilitarise the country.Moscow has suffered some setbacks in recent months, with Ukraine reclaiming large parts of Kharkiv and Kherson.DA Leader, John Steenhuisen says Pretoria cannot stand by while many civilians are being killed in Ukraine by Russia.

“South Africa has tried to cloak its support for Russia under the cloud of neutrality. You are not neutral when you are hosting a Russian ambassador at a function on the NATO invasion and when you are doing naval exercises South Africa is not neutral in any way. They are indistinctly in bed with Russia and this administration refuses to condemn Russia’s unwarranted invasion of Ukraine,” he said.against this criticism.

“Military exercise question, I did not add that we had military exercises with the United States and France last year and this question was not asked. All over the world countries conduct military exercises. There should be no compulsion for any country that it can’t conduct them with any of its partners and it’s part of natural cause of relations and we need to explain this to the public.”

 

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Russia must know that in south africa we have no dictatorship one ANC will loss power and south africa will cut tied with this corrupt,terrorism nation

Our_DA can fokof, we as the natives StandWithRussia

I do not know why such military exercise necessary, try to provoke US. If they sanctions us we just crumble we can't even fix our electricity crises. We not equal to US they greater than us. Because we foolishly running our country down, we are easy to destroy at all levels.

Who cares about the nazi apartheid genocide supporting party?

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The DA is a tool of Western imperialism so this will surprise a few people. They are being used to push for an 'independent western cape' where they can eventually cause further chaos on the continent.

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Since when does a political party decides for government who our friends should be. Dream on da

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DA has no problem with US army. Weird Our_DA

But they don't have problems with US army. Hypocrites

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