The Soviet Union also said it expected the US to show more restraint and hold back its “overweening partner — Israel”. The Soviet Union warned the United States to weigh “seriously the dangerous consequences” of its actions against Libya. The Soviet Union also said it expected the US to show more restraint and hold back its “overweening partner — Israel”. It is “expected in Soviet leading circles that a sound understanding of the existing realities will prevail in the United States… ,” a statement said. The mercurial Libyan leader also said during the meeting that he was trying to discourage Palestinians from attacking targets outside of Israel and Israel-occupied territories.

Source: Libya Today January 10, 2026 01:24 UTC