Kirill Semenov, Al-Monitor: Are Russia and Turkey in tug of war over Libya?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Syria and Libya in a Dec. 11 phone call. The Turkish side initiated the conversation to address the countries' emerging differences over Libya that the two were trying to patch up. A few days earlier, Erdogan had declared his readiness to dispatch soldiers to Libya.
“There is a security company from Russia [in Libya] called Wagner," Erdogan said. "This company sent its security staff there. On the issue of sending soldiers … if Libya makes such a request from us, we can send our personnel there, especially after striking the military security agreement.”
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WNU Editor: Turkey has thrown in their support to the UN-backed Libyan government .... Turkey’s Erdogan meets Libyan PM after strongman announces Tripoli assault (AFP). On the opposite, Russia and Egypt are on the same page when it comes to Libya .... Egypt's el-Sisi says militias holding Libyan government 'hostage' (Al Jazeera).
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Kind of makes you wonder sometimes; this world is very complex.
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