U.S., South Africa work to ease fallout over Russia -
Officially on a visit to push green energy to a country that still gets 80% of its electricity from coal, Ms. Baerdock went off-script with some sharp words denouncing alleged war crimes by Russian troops in their 15-month invasion of Ukraine.
But South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor declined to push back against Ms. Baerbock’s remarks, speaking blandly of the “very substantial” bond with Germany — South Africa’s third largest trading partner after the U.S. and China — and the two nations’ “common values on matters of peace, security and human rights.”
Also in June, President Cyril Ramaphosa led a “peace mission” first to Kiev, then Moscow. His efforts got scant response from either Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or Mr. Putin, with each blaming the other for the conflict. Senior members of the Biden administration have been to South Africa this year, including Mr. Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. More visits are expected.
Press reports last month that the Ramaphosa government may not make public its internal investigation into the Lady R incident have so far not upset the delicate diplomatic dance with Washington. The government has yet to say how it will handle the report. U.S.. diplomats say they have gotten no sign that the report will be buried and say they still expect to see a copy when it is released.
But the short-lived mutiny late last month by the Wagner Group of mercenaries may have solved the problem. Sources close to the ANC say they are now “almost certain” that the Russian president will not go abroad for any length of time given the unprecedented challenge to his rule and is likely to appear at the BRICS meeting by video.
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