Has Russia adjusted its Libya vision?
Moscow seemingly embraced the new proposal on Libya peace put out by the head of the Government of National Accord but this doesn't necessarily mean Russia has given up on strongman Khalifa Hifter.
On June 16, Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Government of National Accord, proposed a plan to resolve Libya’s current crisis. In a TV address, he called for holding a conference for Libyan parties in coordination with the United Nations mission in the country. The meeting would bring together all Libyan forces seeking a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis.
“There can be no room for authoritarians and dictators whose hands have been covered in the blood of the Libyan people,” he said. The statement was interpreted as a dismissal of Khalifa Hifter, commander of the Libyan National Army.
