South Africa To Hold Joint Drills With Russia & China, US Says "Cooperate With Democracies" - CRUX

[TexasTowelie]

South Africa has announced that it will hold 10-day joint maritime drills with Russia and China in February. The maritime exercise will take place from February 17 to 27, off the port city of Durban and Richards Bay. Over 350 South African army personnel will take part in the drills alongside their Russian and Chinese counterparts. The US, which has maintained a strategic partnership with South Africa for years, has expressed concern over the move. The drills also coincide with the first anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine that started on February 24 last year. Is South Africa's "neutrality" fading away?

0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - South Africa Announces Joint War Games With Russia, China
1:50 - South Africa's “neutrality” Fading Away?
2:32 - What It Means for Russia, China & South Africa
3:56 - South Africa’s Ties With Russia and China
4:38 - Opposition Slams South African Govt

[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. The 3 did this few years ago also. Less than a thousand troops? That's not a military exercise,

that’s a party! Molehill, meet mountain.

The regular monthly joint SK, USA military exercises with a full carrier task force at times, that’s a military exercise!! Not to mention American exercises it’s 850 billion a year all over the world!?

Hypocrisy.

[Irish_Dem]

2. China has been investing money and military in Africa for decades.

Paving its way to a goal of becoming a superpower.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. "SA army personnel will take part in the drills alongside their Russian and Chinese counterparts."

Does Russia even have anyone to spare for "drills" considering how many they have utilized (and lost) in the Ukraine campaign? It has been to the point of pulling people out of prisons to fight, bringing in foreign troops from places like Syria, and contracting out fighting to mercenaries.

ETA - Russia's one and only aircraft carrier is still being renovated (and had "a fire" just a couple months ago) - https://www.newsweek.com/russia-kuznetsov-murkansk-fire-aircraft-carrier-1768956

[blue-wave]

4. Now that's thinking SA!!

Pick the side with a bunch of losers and partner with them!!