Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Will Russian arms soon start flowing to Libya?

YURY BARMIN for Al-Monitor Moscow reports that it's ready with military aid for Libya's unity government as soon as the arms embargo is lifted, but Tripoli must include Gen. Khalifa Hifter and the Libyan National Army in the political process for that to happen.

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