For the first time Russia publicly expressed agreement with the position that the current leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi must step down. “We agree, as I said, that he must go. He has no place in the new Libya, and the rest is subject to discussion,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview. However, Lavrov has criticized the scope of international intervention in Libya. “The current [UN no-fly zone] resolution is being interpreted by NATO, which volunteered to implement it in the way which is absolutely without any limits. You mentioned the supply of arms; before that there were instructors from Europe sent to the ground and people even talk about a ground operation. The air strikes themselves go well beyond military targets; some residential quarters were hit ,and it is a cause of concern because the main goal of the resolution is not to hit the targets with the risk for civilian population. [The goal] is exactly the protection of the civilians, who suffer both from Gaddafi forces and forces of the coalition. So I think the recognition that this is not what we all want is gaining ground and just a couple of days ago discussions were renewed on the need for political process,” Lavrov stated.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/07/13/53141058.html
http://rt.com/news/lavrov-gaddafi-no-future-libya/ (video)
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