De Libische generaal Haftar, jarenlang medestander van Khadafi voordat de 2 in ruzie kwamen, zoekt steun bij de Russische minister van defensie Shoigu in Moskou.
Shoigu komt trouwens steeds prominenter in beeld, het zou mij niet verbazen moest Putin hem vroeg of laat zou vragen om hem op te volgen.
Sir Michael Fallon had criticised talks held between Sergey Shoygu and Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar, warning against Russian interference in the ongoing civil war.
“We don’t need the bear sticking his paws in,” the Defence Secretary said ahead of the Munich Security Conference last week.
Mr Shoygu attacked his counterpart’s remarks in a speech at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
“What is on [Britain’s] coat of arms, a lion, isn’t it?” he asked, according to a translation by state media.
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“There is an old saying: every lion is a cat, but not every cat is a lion. Everyone should deal with their affairs.
“We do not think that there is an animal in their zoo that can tell a bear what to do.”
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