Italy Seeks Russia’s Help to Stabilize Libya, End Migrant Crisis – Yahoo News

Italy Seeks Russia's Help to Stabilize Libya, End Migrant Crisis

The European Union agreed this month to give the Tripoli government $213 million to bolster its security forces and coast guard; however, Italy wants a renewed push for a permanent political solution to the chaos in Libya and it's looking to Moscow for help. The might be a wise move, according to Eurasia Group analyst Riccardo Fabiani. "It's better to invite Russia to the table and have a strategic dialogue with them and establish some sort of connection and communication channel, rather than keep them out of the room so that you might end up one day waking up and suddenly discovering that Russia is now the main leader or power in the region," Fabiani said. Libya is ruled by splintered factions, with the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, and a rival power base in the eastern city of Tobruk which backs strongman General Khalifa Haftar, also supported by Russia.

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