What is the future of the Russian presence in Libya after the death of leader Wagner?
Recently, a notable diplomatic ballet took place between Vladimir Putin's Russia and eastern Libya under the leadership of Marshal Khalifa Haftar. On August 22, at the invitation of Haftar, a Russian delegation led by Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov landed in Benghazi. “The two men are said to have discussed… A diplomatic ballet took place between Vladimir Putin's Russia and eastern Libya under Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the leadership of Wagner. The day after the meeting, Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a highly suspicious plane crash, two months earlier he had attempted a coup against the Russian president. Despite tensions between Russia and Libya, Haftars has maintained close relations with Moscow and relies on the support of the military Wagner Group. However, the death of Yevdeny Prigeozhin has raised many questions about the future of a complex and profitable cluster of operations mowards the future.
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Recently, a notable diplomatic ballet took place between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and eastern Libya under the leadership of Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
On August 22, at the invitation of Haftar, a Russian delegation led by Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov landed in Benghazi. “The two men are said to have discussed the future role of the private military company Wagner in the country and more broadly on the African continent,” says the analysis site GIS report.
Coincidence or not, the day after this meeting, Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a highly suspicious plane crash – two months earlier he had attempted a coup against the Russian president. For Arabic Weekly, the vice minister’s visit in any case was aimed at “to calm down” to a strongman from eastern Libya that despite these tensions in Russia, “The fighters of the Wagner group will remain in the country – but under the control of Moscow.” Because Haftar is counting on this presence: since the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi in 2011, he stands at the head of one of the two rival powers dividing Libya, in the east and in the west. “General Haftar, who opposes the UN-backed government in Tripoli, has long maintained close relations with Moscow and relies on the support of the military Wagner Group,” resemble pan-Arab media Al Jazeera.
However, the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin raised many questions about “towards the future of a complex and profitable cluster of operations m
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