Overview

• South African investigation concludes no weapons were loaded onto Russian ship near Cape Town, rebutting US accusations.
• President Ramaphosa announced investigation findings after tensions rose between South Africa and US over arms shipment claims.
• Interviews, documents, and naval base visits yielded no evidence supporting US allegations, per South African probe.
• South Africa's close Russia ties despite Ukraine invasion have been contentious with US and Western allies.
• US ambassador's accusations of South African arms provisions for Ukraine war rebuffed by local investigation.