The Nov. 1 seizure by Malta of two 2000-cubic-foot containers full of Libyan currency printed by the Russian state printer, Goznak, that was intended for delivery to Libya’s non-internationally recognized eastern government, highlights the continuing importance of the economic aspects of Libya’s ongoing civil war.
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The United States is ready to work with Russia on a solution to the Libyan crisis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday following a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Washington. “Foreign Minister Lavrov told me directly yesterday he is prepared to be part of that,” Pompeo told reporters. “I reminded him that there is a weapons embargo that is still in place in Libya, and that no nation ought to be providing incremental materiel inside of Libya.” The UN-recognized government in Tripoli has accused Russian mercenaries of backing strongman Khalifa Hifter's months-long assault on the capital.
Meanwhile, Hifter's forces accuses Turkey of arming Tripoli. The chief of staff of Hifter's naval forces, Faraj al-Mahdawi, threatened Wednesday to sink any Turkish ship that approaches the Libyan coast following a maritime border agreement between Tripoli and Ankara
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