US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo saw Russia as a threat to stability in the Mediterranean. This is stated in his statement posted on Twitter.
According to him, Moscow uses different methods to spread misinformation and undermine national sovereignty. Thus, she allegedly sows chaos and division in the region.
Pompeo also criticized Russia for supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and intervening in the Libyan conflict.
In Libya, for a long time, there has been a confrontation between the government of national accord (PNC), which controls Tripoli and the territories in the west of the country and is supported by Turkey, and the Libyan National Army (LNA), which is supported by Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Its unofficial allies are France and the UAE – the latter, according to some sources, supplied the army with equipment, including equipment purchased from Russia.
Moscow has been repeatedly accused of using its mercenaries in different countries. In particular, they talked about the Wagner PMC – an unofficial armed group that is associated with the St. Petersburg businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. His mercenaries are believed to provide security services in several African states, including Libya.
