Concerns are escalating as reports reveal a surge in Russian military activity across North Africa, particularly in Libya. Sources claim that approximately 1,800 military personnel, including members of the notorious Wagner Group, have been deployed to Libya and neighboring Niger. The Kremlin's involvement, according to investigations by the independent Russian website Verstka, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the All Eyes on Wagner Project, has been steadily intensifying since the beginning of the year.
Since the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the Wagner Group has maintained a consistent presence in Libya, prompting accusations from the United States of Russian interference in the region's affairs. Recent sightings of Russian equipment in multiple locations across eastern Libya further underscore this growing involvement.
Reports suggest that the influx of personnel from Russia and Ukraine is primarily engaged in covert combat operations or training new members of the Wagner Group and local forces. Speculation regarding a potential defense agreement between Moscow and Tripoli has fueled concerns about Russia's ambitions to establish a naval base, granting direct access to the Mediterranean Sea.
The possibility of Russia gaining a foothold in Tobruk, in addition to its existing base in Syria's Tartous port, poses significant strategic implications, potentially altering the balance of power in the Mediterranean. This development is closely monitored by international observers, with former US envoy Jonathan Winer emphasizing the importance of preventing Russia from expanding its influence in the region.
The strategic significance of Libya extends beyond its natural resources, including oil and gold deposits, as it serves as a gateway to neighboring countries and a transit point to Europe. Russian activities in eastern Libya, according to experts, extend beyond military support, encompassing illicit activities such as drug trafficking, gold smuggling, and migrant smuggling, making the region a lucrative venture for groups like the Wagner Group.
Bullshit propaganda.
ReplyDeleteRussia has every right to establish a naval base in Libya.
Look at the 800 bases that the US REGIME has worldwide!
The US REGIME shows unbelievable arrogance and hubris.
OK, but America are the good guys and I'm very happy for them to have bases all over the place helping to protect me from people like the Russians who are very definitely not the good guys.
DeleteI agree. Besides, if it is parked in Tobruk, the Russian “fleet,” what is left of it after the destruction of about a third of it and such as it is, will be easier to obliterate if it becomes necessary to do so.
ReplyDeleteA third of Russia's Black Sea fleet has been sunk - but that is only one of Russia's fleets. The Pacific, baltic and Norther fleets are unaffected. They also have a Mediterranean task force, which is the group of ships they'd initially have in a North African base.
DeleteOf course being the Russian navy, they'll look good on paper, but in practice the officers will be drunk, the crews untrained and the ships un-maintained.
Vladimir Putin sucks donkey entrails
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ReplyDeletehail King Putin please rule until its time up up untill God the unverse creator calls all to meet his glory
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DeleteLooks like quite a few asses from west of the Ural mountains troll this site. More than likely those vaunted Russian ships are exactly like what someone has already stated. Drunken officers with untrained bitter crews and ships that are jerry rigged rusting hulks. About the only way this "laughable "powderhouse" of a military can survive somewhat is for them to go nuke. And if they do, they'll end up dying anyway.
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