Russia Monitor Monthly no. 6 2020

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SOURCE: KREMLIN.RU

Minister Vasyl Bodnar. As he further wrote on his Twitter account: “the fifth column in the EU continues to push through Russian interests and undermine European solidarity.” A friend of the Russian president, former SPD Chancellor Schroeder (1998–2005) has been working for

the Russian energy industry since he retired from politics. Since 2017 Schroeder has also served as an independent director of the board of Russia’s biggest oil producer Rosneft. He is an enthusiast of tight Russian-German ties going far beyond these two’s joint energy projects

16 June 2020

RUSSIA’S PLAN FOR LIBYA: DIPLOMATIC SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF HIRED GUNS Following a series of setbacks for Russian-backed military commander Khalifa Haftar, there comes a severe threat of the collapse of the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Tobruk-based government. This would impair Russian influence on Libyan territory. Thus once forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar failed to seize the whole country, the Kremlin is seeking to bolster efforts towards compliance with Russian-Turkish bilateral agreements on a ceasefire in Libya.

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