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Moscow gains the upper hand over Washington in Libya

Russia's President Vladimir Putin with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in Moscow on 28 September 2023.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in Moscow on 28 September 2023. © Mikhail Metzel/Pool/AFP
Russia has been strengthening its military presence alongside Khalifa Haftar in eastern and southern Libya for some weeks now, while opening channels for dialogue with the authorities in Tripoli. Libya has thus risen in the hierarchy of US African priorities as it attempts to counter Moscow's growing influence. [...]
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