Russia Sees Libya Stalemate as Strongman's Assault Stalls
- Rival sides in Libya unwilling to negotiate, Moscow complains
- Russia urges outside powers to focus on reaching peace deal
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Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar’s almost two-month assault on the capital, Tripoli, has stalled and he can’t take the city, according to a Russian special envoy to the oil-rich North African state.
“It was absolutely predictable that Haftar would get bogged down,” said Lev Dengov, who forecast a lengthy stand-off. The leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army “isn’t capable of taking Tripoli. That’s clear,” Dengov said in an interview on Tuesday in Moscow.