In recent weeks, Western watchers began to question if Wagner soldiers would leave Libya to focus on assisting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Libyans who live near [Russian] bases got used to seeing some Russians at the grocery store. Some camps, bases, and air bases are known to be fully controlled by Russians,” Harchaoui added. The Russians have established a foothold in Libya that prevents Haftar from detaching himself from Moscow substantially. “The reason is, that Haftar is the only security architecture for huge parts of Libya — the eastern half mainly.

Source: Libya Today April 15, 2022 13:49 UTC