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Russia slams allegations of ‘Russian mercenaries’ in Libya
[ALMASDARNEWS] Allegations about Russian military presence in Libya are nothing else but rumors, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday commenting on remarks by US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker.Schenker had claimed earlier that Russian mercenaries were fighting for the Libyan National Army (LNA). "As for the rumors spread by our American counterparts, [they] for some reason appear somehow around the world, elsewhere. If we speak about the Mediterranean, let us take Syria. How many are there service members from NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... countries’ armies who have not been invited there?," Lavrov said at the Mediterranean Dialogues international conference. "However, there's more than one way to skin a cat... as soon as something happens somewhere, some sort of Bellingcat or any other non-governmental organization would provide materials that Russia is doing something wrong somewhere." "I have read that a Russian spy nest was tracked up in La Belle France’s Savoie. Further in the text, they wrote that no spy activity was detected but it is all the same a spy nest," the minister added commenting on the Le Monde publication claiming that a group of 15 members of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, had stayed in the French department of Haute-Savoie. Related: Sergey Lavrov: 2019-11-15 Moscow calls for consensus between Damascus and SDF without interfering in Syria’s internal affairs Sergey Lavrov: 2019-11-07 Hamas official: Egypt has barred Haniyeh from traveling abroad for past 3 years Sergey Lavrov: 2019-10-10 Kurds Vow to Defend Themselves By Any Means Related: David Schenker: 2019-09-26 Report: U.S. Begins 'Tough' Visa Measures for Lebanese David Schenker: 2019-09-13 New sanctions could extend to allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon: US envoy David Schenker: 2019-01-10 WSJ: Return of the Nominations Blockade Democrats lost Senate seats, but they're still blocking appointees. Related: Ibyan National Army: 2019-11-28 Air strikes shut production at Libya's al-Feel oilfield Ibyan National Army: 2019-11-19 UN envoy: Involvement of mercenaries from foreign private military companies in Libya is growing Ibyan National Army: 2019-11-07 Emir of Qatar reiterates support for GNA Posted by: Fred 2019-12-07 |
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