US Unhappy with Zimbabwe-Russia Platinum Mine Partnership

NewZimbabwe.com reported that the United States wants to impose sanctions against Zimbabwe due to the country’s dealings with Russia for the construction of a $3 billion platinum mine.

As quoted in the publication:

According to Herald columnist Nathaniel Manheru, who is thought to be President Robert Mugabe’s spokesman George Charamba, the Obama administration threatened further sanctions against Zimbabwe over its ties with Russia.

Manheru’s claims could not be verified with the US embassy in Harare late Friday night.

The US has imposed sanctions against Moscow, tightening restrictions on major Russian state banks and corporations, after accusing the Kremlin of providing military backing to Ukrainian separatists and generally destabilising the region.

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