“Moscow regrets the armed action taken with reference to the hastily passed U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich stated. Lukashevich later went on to add that Russia calls on the international coalition “to stop non-selective use of force” in Libya. The position of the Foreign Ministry seems to be somewhat in conflict with that of the Russian presidential administration. According to unnamed sources cited by the Kommersant newspaper, the Foreign Ministry suggested a veto of the 1973 resolution, while President Dmitry Medvedev was inclined to vote for the resolution. As a result, Russia abstained. Meanwhile, President Medvedev’s spokesperson Natalia Timakova denied any inconsistency in Russia’s approach. “Our position has been consistent from the very beginning and is consistent now. We have been condemning and are condemning what Gaddafi does with civilians. We do not have differences with the West in this respect,” said Timakova.
http://top.rbc.ru/politics/19/03/2011/562218.shtml
http://top.rbc.ru/special/20/03/2011/562638.shtml
http://kommersant.ru/Doc/1605126
http://www.newstube.ru/Media.aspx?mediaid=892cc6c5-9a57-4e8f-9aa1-8a772c84f7d7 (video)
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