Russia's “Wait and See” Policies and the Libyan Settlement

... recognized by the international community in accordance with the UN-brokered Skhirat Agreement. However, the Parliament, located in Tobruk in the east of the country, works closely with Kalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army and is independent from the GNA, which has also limited influence over the armed groups, often Islamist-leaning, in the country's more populous west. Russia, like other UN member states, supports international efforts for a Libyan settlement, including the "road map" proposed by the special representative of the UN Secretary General for Libya, Ghassan Salamé. At the same time, Moscow believes that “the Libyans themselves should decide the fate of their country....