Capt Oleg Gladkiy, commander of a Russian Federation Naval detachment ship, has reacted angrily to criticism of Russia’s joint military drill with China and South Africa.
“Don’t try to find any hidden idea in this exercise joined by these three Brics-friendly nations, Our Russian chief of navy was received well as well as our Russian Navy brigade.
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And don’t try again to find hidden idea in any of these events, as I repeat.”
Gladkiy was speaking during a media briefing for exercise MOSI II 2023 on Wednesday at the Small Boat Port in Richards Bay.
South African Navy rear admiral BK Mhlana said the aim of the exercise is to:
Enhance and develop relations between China Russia and South Africa and expand the friendly cooperation between the tri-armies.
Train a multinational military task force to counter maritime security threats jointly.
Demonstrate the will to jointly maintain regional maritime peace and stability.
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He stated that in 2022, South Africa will join in comparable exercises with other countries such as the United States in Exercise Shared Accord, France in Exercise Oxide, and India in Exercise IBSAMAR.
