The frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, via TASS.
Posted on 01/24/2023 9:25:12 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The Russian navy is set to participate alongside the Chinese and South African navies in exercises set for February off South Africa, Russia’s state TASS has announced.
Importantly, the Russian frigate named ‘Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov’ is armed with hypersonic cruise missiles, after it entered deployment in the Atlantic Ocean three weeks ago.
The frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, via TASS.
The Zircon hyperonics it is carrying are believed to be able to fly at nine times the speed of sound, with a range of over 620 miles. The ship is expected to traverse the Mediterranean, making its way to Russia’s port at Tartus, before heading south.
“‘Admiral Gorshkov’ … will go to the logistic support point in Syria’s Tartus, and then take part in joint naval exercises with the Chinese and South African navies,” TASS reported.
The South African National Defense Force has also confirmed the drills, which will run February 17-26 and be located off the port cities Durban and Richards Bay, describing that the exercise aims “to strengthen the already flourishing relations between South Africa, Russia and China.”
The South African military also pointed out it will be the second joint drills involving the three countries, after a 2019 exercise.
Interestingly, the timing of the new drills will correspond with the one year anniversary of Russia’s Feb.24 invasion of Ukraine. Given that it remains a US ally, South Africa is coming under heavy criticism for hosting the drills, and for also allowing Russian warships at its ports.
South Africa had been among the some three dozen countries to abstain from a UN vote last year to condemn Russia’s annexation over the four eastern Ukrainian territories.
The New York Times reported of the US reaction as follows:
The United States, which has fostered a decades-long strategic partnership with South Africa, immediately expressed disapproval. David Feldmann, a spokesman for the United States Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, said in a statement, “We note with concern” the plan by South Africa to move ahead with the joint exercises “even as Moscow continues its brutal and unlawful invasion of Ukraine.”
“We encourage South Africa to cooperate militarily with fellow democracies that share our mutual commitment to human rights and the rule of law.” Feldmann said further.
The NY Times further notes on the significance of South Africa’s defiant and independent stance: “The naval drill is a show of diplomatic independence for South Africa, analysts said.” And further, “South Africa is part of an alliance with Brazil, Russia, India and China — known by the acronym BRICS — and this naval exercise reasserts South Africa’s position that it will not allow the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to dictate its diplomatic relations.”
All along this was Mandella’s dream. S.Africa has been destroyed, largely due to the lefty American commies.
I laugh at South Africa still a one-party state after all these years only the skin color has changed.
But I can’t change what’s going on. It’s the path South Africa has gone down friendly to China and Russia.
The Era of Apartheid is over...sarc
We are in an alliance with South Africa? Who knew?
Your post was a post of finding favor with it, not a sad sigh of resignation to something terrible and threatening.
You are confusing anti-America with anti-US government. The US government might be angry about these naval drills. I assure you, most of America couldn’t care less if they even know about it. The DC Junta WEF government does not inspire any loyalty from anybody, and everything they stand for, I’m pretty much against. I think that’s the way with most normal healthy people.
The best way to love America is to oppose the United States central government in DC at the moment. We all hope that changes someday.
How is it a threat to America, what happens at the southern tip of Africa? Extra credit if you can make it more of a threat than what is happening in our southern border.… Or in DC.
You people really have been turned completely.
Maintaining alliances is NOT Biden’s strong suit.
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What is?
Maybe bidet can visit during his reach out to Africa push.
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Heh, Bidet is a perfect nic for that putrid p*ssy!
Now that America is pervert central the rest of the world is asking “WTF?” and looking for alternatives.
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Wonder which political party is responsible for that?
Both.
This is what happens in every African nation when white folks are completely removed from the hall of governance .
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A good analysis of the debacle that resulted when the holier-than-thou Liberals of the West decided to destroy apartheid in SA is entitled ‘Into the Cannibals Pot: Lessons for America from Post-Apartheid South Africa’ by the South African-born authoress Ilana Mercer.
I’m supposed to be upset and afraid what can I do about it.
It’s a gaslighting world out there and I guess I don’t want to light or be lit.
I never expected to see such a thing on FR, but this kind of anti-Americanism is being sprinkled around here recently.
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Yeah, well we never expected to see our country being destroyed by that Dunce from Delaware and other domestic enemies either, did we?
You are confusing anti-America with anti-US government. The US government might be angry about these naval drills. I assure you, most of America couldn’t care less if they even know about it. The DC Junta WEF government does not inspire any loyalty from anybody, and everything they stand for, I’m pretty much against. I think that’s the way with most normal healthy people.
The best way to love America is to oppose the United States central government in DC at the moment. We all hope that changes someday.
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BINGO!
You could be concerned about our safety in America and of the world when Red China, Russia, and South Africa start working together militarily.
How is it a threat to America, what happens at the southern tip of Africa? Extra credit if you can make it more of a threat than what is happening in our southern border.… Or in DC.
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Well and truly said and every word of it!
This isn’t a game, we still have to protect and defend America and survive.
History isn’t over and Red China and Russia are not suddenly going to cease trying to crush America and the nations that oppose them so that they can divide up the world.
I guess folks like you in the “Prod, Provoke and Push” camp want someone else to escalate so you can escalate.
So you do things like send tanks to Ukraine to provoke Putin or cut deals with Taiwan to provoke China.
Deliberate provocation that’s what I see.
You people really have been turned completely.
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And thank God they have been turned because they’ve confirmed that there are still some of our countrymen out there who have not yet been brainwashed by the anti-American Deep State apparatchiks!
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