It's thousands of miles from the front lines, but South Africa suddenly finds itself in the thick of a diplomatic dust-up over the war in Ukraine, and over whether the man who started the war should be welcomed here later this year.
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US ambassador Reuben Brigety ll "launched an attack" on the country by circumventing diplomatic processes when he levelled allegations against the South African government this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has told ANC eThekwini members.