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Ronnie Kasrils reflects on the outrage to the visit of Russia's foreign minister and planned military drills next month with Russia and China, writing that this has nothing to do with Soviet-era sentimentality. Instead, he argues, it has a great deal to do with learning about the meaning of international solidarity and opposing Western imperialist hegemony.
Outrage at Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to South Africa early this week and cordial interaction with his counterpart, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor, has been predictable.
South Africa is "flirting with pariahs", the opponents cry, referring to both Russia and China. The refrain echoes Washington and NATO's justification for what amounts to their proxy war with Russia, pushing the world nearer to a possible nuclear catastrophe.
