South Africa said no to the US in supporting Ukraine over Russia despite bullying from the west

The US is threatening African Countries that Buying Russian Oil Could face Sanctions and also demanding African nations in picking a side.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently traveled to Africa to meet with dignitaries, discuss future plans and, perhaps most important, convince hesitant allies to fall in line to support Ukraine in the ongoing war with Russia.

But Blinken may have gotten more than he bargained for in the person of South African government minister Naledi Pandor, who upbraided Blinken (in the most diplomatic terms) for assuming Africa’s capitulation considering the United States’ woeful record of supporting and engaging in neocolonialist policies across the continent

The Minister said South Africa is not going to be bullied to pick a said.