2023-05-15 16:25:38
With our correspondent in Moscow
No sound, no images and we don’t know how long this official visit will last. Just a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense indicating that Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha and his delegation discussed with their Russian colleagues regarding “ military cooperation issues ” aiming to ” increase the combat readiness of the armed forces of both countries ».
Laconic, the Russian Ministry of Defense also specifies that “agreements have been reached on strengthening cooperation between land forces ” In ” various fields “. The South African delegation will visit Land Forces training establishments ” but also ” companies of the military-industrial complex » Russian.
The South African delegation is making this visit with the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, Oleg Salyukov. The counterpart of the South African commander is also, since January 11, deputy commander of the Russian military forces operating in Ukraine.
This trip also comes almost three months to the day following the start of joint naval exercises between Russia, China and South Africa. They had taken place along the South African coast in full first anniversary of the sending of Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
Last week, Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Vladimir Putin had shown their desire to increase their cooperation during a telephone exchange.
The Russian press is watching the debates and positions taken in the country with interest. A few days ago, the newspaper Kommersant even devoted an entire article to the daughter of Jakob Zuma. She was referred to as ” super pro-russian influencer “, one of the first, wrote the daily, to use the hashtag #IStandWithRussia on Twitter. Swe count, specifies the newspaper, is followed by 237,000 subscribers.
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