Russia has reminded South Africa about its role in the fight against apartheid, support of uMkhonto we Sizwe, and BRICS partnership in celebrating 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor recently called on Russia to immediately withdraw from Ukraine.creating tension among the political leadership and uncertainty surrounding South Africa's official stance on the conflictThe Russian foreign ministry's statement deals extensively with South Africa's liberation struggle, led by the ANC, its armed wing uMkhonto we Sizwe, and the Communist Party.
"Let's underline that for a long time, the USSR remained the only major state that fundamentally refused contacts with the criminal [apartheid] regime." Oliver Tambo, in his role as deputy president of the ANC, travelled to Moscow in 1963"with a request for the support of the armed wing of uMkhonto we Sizwe" noted the statement.
During a visit to South Africa in February 1992, Russian foreign minister, Andrei Kozyrev, signed a joint statement on establishing diplomatic relations.
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